one's reputation, promise, word, standards,
etc.) •I hope I can live up to my reputation.
•The class lives up to its reputation of being exciting and interesting.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
live up to something — live up to (something) to be as good as you said or thought something would be. Analysts are concerned that corporate profits will not live up to expectations and could cause stock prices to fall. The game fails to live up to the excitement… … New idioms dictionary
live and breathe something — phrase to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it Some people live and breathe football. Thesaurus: to be, or to become interested in somethingsynonym Main entry: live * * * be… … Useful english dictionary
live and breathe something — live and breathe (something) if you live and breathe an activity or subject, you spend most of your time doing it or thinking about it because you like it so much. For twenty years I ve lived and breathed dance. It s been my whole life … New idioms dictionary
live up to something — ˌlive ˈup to sth derived to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to • He failed to live up to his parents expectations. • The team called ‘The No Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name. Main entry: ↑livederived … Useful english dictionary
live by doing something — ˈlive by doing sth derived to earn money or to get the things you need by doing a particular thing • a community that lives by fishing Main entry: ↑livederived … Useful english dictionary
live to regret something — come to wish that one had not done something those who put work before their family life often live to regret it … Useful english dictionary
live and breathe something — be devoted to a subject or activity. → live … English new terms dictionary
live and breathe something — to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it Some people live and breathe football … English dictionary
someone will live to regret something — phrase used for saying that someone will wish in the future that they had not done something You’re wasting your time with him and you’ll live to regret it. Thesaurus: feeling sorrysynonym Main entry: live … Useful english dictionary
live by — To order one s life according to (a principle, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * ˈlive by [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they live by he/she/it lives by present participle … Useful english dictionary
Live at Kelvin Hall — Álbum en directo de The Kinks Publicación 16 de agosto 1967 … Wikipedia Español
