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Chris -- 2018-04-11
If something lives up to its name, it fulfills, does not disappoint, but the ‘leaving’ variant at first made no sense until I considered leaving as bequeathing rather than departing. The eggcorn, if that is what it is, seems content to rely upon its reputation rather than strive like the acorn to maintain an established standard, but it does seem to work, if only just:
the lupo does give a good mpg figure of around 45-55+mpg just pottering about town and has plenty of power when needed and leaves up to its name…its a …
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... non polluting vehicle and economical in maintenance. So, go ahead and check out the YO Smart bike which is truly a smart bike and leaves up to its name. ...
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awesome power of this lancer ,combined with perfect ratios on the tranny it leaves up to its name as a durable rally car. but where do you . ...
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awesome power of this lancer ,combined with perfect ratios on the tranny it leaves up to its name as a durable rally car. but where do you . ...
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3 Sep 2009 … freeandinformed is not leaving up to his name… What “reform” are you talking about? Shirley you not talking about HR-3200. ...
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Eats, shoots and lives.
Mosquito larvae in my carnivorous plant
So basically you have no problems, I say leave and let leave.
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Why I left Nigeria
I left the country for the United States of America because he who fights and runs away will leave to fight another day.
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Then let me leave it as a blonde
I have to say that aside from religious concepts most of the people on Earth are given only one life to leave.
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I’m living on a jet plane,
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
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There’s also “to lift up to one’s name.†I guess the idea is sort of like “rise to the occasion†or “to maintain the same lofty standards.†(This reminds me a bit of yesterday’s discussion of “head over hills.â€) It may be a regionalism; at least a couple of the users appear to be from East Asia, – but then again one pretty clearly isn’t, and I don’t really have enough instances to be sure there’s a pattern. Examples:
They are called Thailand – Land of Smiles. They really lift up to their name…
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The sixth generation of Honda Accord is very disappointing. This generation has failed to lift up to Honda Accord great name.
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CNN does carry a brand value, I really hope anyone works for CNN would be able to lift up to its name.
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Which lipstick brand lifts up to it’s name?
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