"Measure up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Every battle leaves its mark, even on the victor; and the battle she had fought had been a desperate one. But, as I looked at her, she seemed more complete, more desirable than she had ever been; I could only hope that Swain would measure up to her. ...
— The Gloved Hand • Burton E. Stevenson
... Delano. Of course, they come and go, but there's every reason to think she stayed right on here in S.F. Of course, I've only had twenty-four hours—I'll find out in another twenty-four just what conspicuous women of fifteen to twenty years ago measure up to what she must have looked like—I got the Mother Superior to describe her minutely: nearly six feet, clear dark skin with a natural red color—no make-up; very small features, but well made—nose and mouth I'm talking about. The eyes were ...
— The Avalanche • Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
... nothing better, but I've kinder set my heart on showing this naval outfit that a wild and woolly Kansan can measure up with some ...
— Chicken Little Jane on the Big John • Lily Munsell Ritchie
... infrequently been revolutionaries, at least in the sense that the world which they so ecstatically pictured makes even the best of actual worlds look pale and paltry in comparison. The imaginative genius has naturally enough been discontented with an existing order that could not possibly measure up to his ardent specifications. Shelley is possibly the supreme example of the type; against his incorrigible construction of perfect worlds in imagination he set the real world in which men live, ...
— Human Traits and their Social Significance • Irwin Edman
... lover should, or usually does, fling himself off the scene when his attempt at love-making is thwarted. Not so in life with Patsy. I believed she cared for me, or would care for me if I could only measure up to the standard provided for her ...
— A Virginia Scout • Hugh Pendexter
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