If you do not measure upto a standard or to someone's expectations, you are not good enough to achieve the standard or fulfil the person's expectations.
It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection. [VERBPARTICLE + to]
She's always comparing me to other people, and somehow I never measure up. [VERBPARTICLE]
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measure up in British English
verb
1. (adverb)
to determine the size of (something) by measurement
2. measure up to
measure up in American English
US
to prove to be competent or qualified
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Examples of 'measure up' in a sentence
measure up
`Not physically, but from the time I was old enough to know what was expected of me, I was afraid I couldn't measure up.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
`Ella doesn't rate anything that doesn't measure up to Shakespeare or, at the very least, Tennessee Williams.
Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER
Chinese translation of 'measure up'
measure up
vi
to measure up (to sth)符合(某标(標)准(準)) (fúhé (mǒu biāozhǔn))
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Nearby words of
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Related terms of
measure up
to measure up (to sth)
(phrasal verb)
I was informed that I didn't measure up.
Synonyms
come up to standard
be fit
be adequate
be capable
be suitable
make the grade (informal)
She had a strong desire to be a dancer, but failed to make the grade.
be suited
be satisfactory
come up to scratch (informal)
cut the mustard (slang)
fulfil the expectations
fit or fill the bill
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of make the grade
Definition
to be successful by reaching a required standard
She had a strong desire to be a dancer, but failed to make the grade.