Phrasal Verb: Live up to (something)

 

"Live up to expectations"

Meaning

• To be as good as something or to be as good as what was expected or promised.

• To live in accordance with (expectations or an ideal or standard).

• If someone or something lives up to what they were expected to be, they are as good as they were expected to be.

Related words: To be good enough ; to be good as expected; satisfy, fulfill

Example Sentences

• The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.

• He never managed to live up to his parents' expectations. 

• David's cooking was brilliant - we'll never live up to that.

• I feel it's impossible to live up to his mother. 

• The Niagara falls lived up to all the publicity. 

• Did the vacation live up to your expectations?

• Sales have not lived up to expectations this year.

• Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money.

• He never lived up to his father's vision of him.

• The breathtakingly beautiful scenery certainly lived up to expectations.

• The bank is insolvent and will be unable to live up to its obligations.

• The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.

• He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.

• I hope I can live up to my manager's expectations.

• It must be difficult to live up to so many people's expectations.

• It is unfortunate that many people, especially young women, feel that they have to live up to a standard that Hollywood has set which is basically unattainable.

• Products may not live up to their claims, and even if they do work for others, that's no guarantee that they'll work for you.