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2022-05-13 10:05
Match up phrase
To be similar to or compatible with someone or something.
His fingerprints and those found at the scene of the crime matched up perfectly.
Your account of events and hers doesn't match up.
To connect two or more things together so that they fit together in some way.
I tried to match up those two lego pieces, but they just didn't fit well.
The plumber has just matched two sections of pipe up with glue.
To make a pair or group from a particular set of people or things.
The dance students matched up and practiced waltzing.
Which team matches up these socks faster will be the winner.
To set someone into direct competition against someone else.
Two greatest boxers were matched up against each other.
They matched me up against my best friend in the boxing fight.
In a competition, to have equal skill or ability to contend against someone effectively.
I know he is skilled, but I think I match up against him.
Let me deal with that man. I believe I match up against him.
Used when two or more people are very similar in characteristics or behaviors
1. A tool with sharp edges for cutting biscuit dough into a particular shape.
2. Similar to other things.
The verb "match" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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