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What does "live up" mean here? What are the synonyms?

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Rebecca

To "live up" in this case means to succeed in reaching or grow to meet something. The phrasal verb "live up" normally goes with the full expression "live up to expectations", which means that something has eventually reached or succeeded in getting to what was expected of them. Ex: If I don't go to college, I won't live up to my parents' expectations. Ex: Did the food live up to your expectations?

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