- meet one's match
- be paired with someone who is just as good or better, be faced with someone or something that cannot be conquered easily
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
meet one's match
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meet one's match — {v. phr.} To encounter someone as good as oneself. * /The champion finally met his match and lost the game./ … Dictionary of American idioms
meet one's match — {v. phr.} To encounter someone as good as oneself. * /The champion finally met his match and lost the game./ … Dictionary of American idioms
meet one's match — I encounter one s equal in strength or ability Iris had met her match II see match I … Useful english dictionary
meet\ one's\ match — v. phr. To encounter someone as good as oneself. The champion finally met his match and lost the game … Словарь американских идиом
match — I n. slender piece of wood that catches fire when struck 1) to light, strike a match 2) to light, put, set a match to 3) a safety match 4) a book; box of matches II n. marriage marriage partner 1) to make a match 2) a good match 3) a match for … Combinatory dictionary
match — match1 /mach/, n. 1. a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface. 2. a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an… … Universalium
match´er — match1 «mach», noun. 1. a short, slender piece of wood or pasteboard tipped with a mixture that takes fire when rubbed on a rough or specially prepared surface: »The heads of matches have, at the very tip, a chemical called phosphorus sulfide. 2 … Useful english dictionary
match — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a contest or game of skill etc. in which persons or teams compete against each other. 2 a a person able to contend with another as an equal (meet one s match; be more than a match for). b a person equal to another in some quality… … Useful english dictionary
match — I [[t]mætʃ[/t]] n. 1) cv a slender piece of wood or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface 2) cv a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even… … From formal English to slang
match — I. /mætʃ / (say mach) noun 1. a short, slender piece of wood or other material tipped with a chemical substance which produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface. 2. a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even… …
