Palavra do dia

measure up      phrasal verb

(Ser tão bom o quanto é esperado) phasal verb

 

 

 

: to be as good as expected or needed • His early works were promising, but his recent films haven’t measured up. [=his recent films haven’t been as good as his early ones] — often followed byto • His recent films haven’t measured up to his earlier works. • Her work didn’t measure up to our expectations. [=was not as good as we expected it to be]