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live up
/ ɪ /
verb
to fulfil (an expectation, obligation, principle, etc)
informalto enjoy oneself, esp flamboyantly
Example Sentences
And this is where he doesn't quite live up to his lofty billing.
The stacked room also could put more pressure on Quentin Johnston to live up to the billing of a former first-round pick.
Here’s how that selection went, according to Vulture: “The last to choose is Yulissa. I get the sense that someone once called her a ‘real firecracker’ and she’s been trying to live up to that ever since.
Just kidding,’” Billie attempts to live up to the series’ title by “throwing a dinner party, despite what everyone says about people our age. That we’re neurotic, irresponsible, directionless. … We are in the roast chicken phase of life. We can mature, we can be normal.”
So there was a lot to live up to when season two kicked off - but it has not disappointed.
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