live up to (someone's) expectations
live up to (someone's) expectations
To be as good as or have the qualities that someone predicted, expected, or hoped for. We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't live up to our expectations at all. I'm so excited for the latest movie in the series—I hope it lives up to my expectations!
See also: expectation, live, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come up to (one's) expectations
- come up to expectations
- expecations
- expectation
- do (one) a/the world of good
- be as good as new
- do no good
- (as) good as new
- as good as new
- for good measure