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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

meet one's match en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.
    • After a long streak of victories, the tennis player may have met his match on Monday.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
met one's match Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
met one's match Tense=Past lexicographic
meets one's match Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
meeting one's match Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (5)

fr trouver son maître (be opposed by someone of comparable strength) · it trovare pane per i propri denti (be opposed by someone of comparable strength) · fr trouver à qui parler (be opposed by someone of comparable strength) · hu emberére akad (be opposed by someone of comparable strength) · es encontrar la horma de su zapato (be opposed by someone of comparable strength)