What is the Meaning of MEASURE UP?

measure up

Definition:

to reach an expected standard; to fulfill certain expectations

Examples:

1. Sometimes I feel like I will never measure up to my mother-in-law’s expectations.

2. His second wife will never measure up to his first wife.

3. See STORY example of MEASURE UP: It’s not that I feel like I need to measure up to Josh’s definition of Real People.

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Tip: follow this phrasal verb using “to someone, or to something”

present –	MEASURE UP
present participle –	MEASURING UP
past –	MEASURED UP
past participle –	MEASURED UP

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