live up to something phrasal verb (see also live)
if something or someone lives up to a particular standard or promise, they do as well as they were expected to, do what they promised etc:
The bank is insolvent and will be unable to live up to its obligations.
The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.

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live up to
live up to (something)
to be as good as you said or thought something would be.
Analysts are concerned that corporate profits will not live up to expectations and could cause stock prices to fall.

The game fails to live up to the excitement promised on its box.

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live up to something
live up to (something)
to be as good as you said or thought something would be.
Analysts are concerned that corporate profits will not live up to expectations and could cause stock prices to fall.

The game fails to live up to the excitement promised on its box.

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live up to
act according to something, fulfill expectations
He is trying very hard to live up to his reputation as a smart busnessman.

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live up to something
act according to something, fulfill expectations
He is trying very hard to live up to his reputation as a smart busnessman.

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live up to
v. To act according to; come up to; agree with; follow.
So far as he could, John had always tried to live up to the example he saw in Lincoln.
Bob was a man who lived up to his promises.
The new house didn't live up to expectations.

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