phrasal verb

Measure up

Rank #1311Letter MInseparable

2Sections

Find the size of something

Meanings

  • Find the size of something (separable [optional], International English)
  • enough, meet the required standard (intransitive, International English)
  • Be good enough (intransitive, International English)
  • Find out the size of something (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • We need to MEASURE UP what happened.
  • I'll MEASURE UP and let you know.
  • She MEASURED UP the truth.

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