live up to
phrasal verblive up to something
- to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to
达到，符合，不辜负（他人的期望） - He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.
他辜负了父母的期望。 - The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name.
叫做 “无望者” 的球队果真名副其实。
- He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.