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Definition of measure up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

measure up

phrasal verb
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measure up | measure somebody/something up (for something)
  1. to measure somebody/something
    • We spent the morning measuring up and deciding where the furniture would go.
    • We need to measure the room up for a new carpet.
measure up (to something/somebody)
  1. (usually used in negative sentences and questions) to be as good, successful, etc. as expected or needed synonym match up (to somebody/something)
    • Last year's intake just didn't measure up.
    • The job failed to measure up to her expectations.
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measure somebody up
  1. to look at somebody carefully in order to assess them
    • The two shook hands and silently measured each other up.
    • He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, measuring her up.
See measure up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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