measure up

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measure up
verbo intransitivo
1dar la talla (to para)

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measure up
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 [+wood, material] medir
he spent half the morning measuring up the pieces of wood for the shelves
2 (evaluate) [+sb's intentions] averiguar; [+situation] evaluar
I stood there for some time trying to measure up what he was going to do once I've measured up the situation I'll be able to make some recommendations she's a difficult person to measure up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (take measurements) tomar medidas
she measured up for the curtains tomó medidas para las cortinas
the decorators are coming to measure up today
2 (fulfil expectations) dar la talla; estar a la altura
after three months in the job he just didn't measure up she's always comparing me to other people and somehow I never measure up once again he failed to measure up
to measure up to sth estar a la altura de algo
no one could measure up to her standard of perfection I had no chance of measuring up to my predecessors there was no way I could measure up to what she wanted of me there were no established guidelines or targets for me to measure up to

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