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live up
/ ɪ /
verb
- intr, adverbfoll byto to fulfil (an expectation, obligation, principle, etc)
- live it up informal.to enjoy oneself, esp flamboyantly
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"I am truly sorry and regretful that I could not live up to your expectations," he said.
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Will the horse live up to their name?
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During a ceremony in the capital, Niamey, Gen Tchiani said of his new military rank: "I receive this distinction with great humility... I will strive to live up to the trust placed in me."
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Will both sides make this deal work and then live up to it?
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He also called on America to live up to its highest ideals, which required a hard look in the mirror and an unvarnished appreciation of facts.
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