match up
phrasal verbmatch up (to somebody/something)
- (usually used in negative sentences) to be as good, interesting, successful as somebody/something synonym measure up (to something/somebody)
- The trip failed to match up to her expectations.
- Anyone who doesn’t match up (= who is not as good as expected) is soon fired.
match up (with something)
- to be the same or similar synonym tally, agree
- The suspects' stories just don't match up.
match something up (with something)
- to find things that belong together or that look attractive together
- She spent the morning matching up orders with invoices.
- We have to match up the right pet with the right owner.