match up phrasal verb (
see also match)
1. match somebody/something ↔ up to put two people or things together that are related to or suitable for each other:
The employment agency exists to match up graduates and IT companies.match somebody/something ↔ up with My mother spent her life trying to match me up with various women.2. if two things match up, they seem the same or are connected in some way:
Their accounts just don’t match up.match up with The DNA samples found on her body did not match up with a sample taken from the accused.3. match up to sb’s hopes/expectations/ideals etc to be as good as you hoped, expected etc
Synonym : measure up to:
Unfortunately, the product’s performance did not match up to the manufacturer’s promise. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲