Fare up phrase
To perform or work well when compared with someone or something.
She tried her best but in the end, she didn't fare up.
I believe that this new model will fare up to the old one.
With his great effort, he fared up to his rival.
The verb "fare" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Confusion made worse than before.
There was heavy traffic on the way to work this morning. Confusion worse confounded when some drivers were arguing with each other right in the middle of the street.