match up
See if two things are the same or go together well, OR put two things or people together because they fit.
Meanings
To correspond or agree with something else; to be consistent.
"His account of the evening didn't match up with what the security camera showed."
To put two or more people or things together based on shared qualities or compatibility.
"The charity program matches up experienced mentors with young people just starting their careers."
To be equal to or as good as someone or something else (often used in comparisons).
"Their new album is good, but it doesn't quite match up to their debut."
Used both intransitively ('the stories don't match up') and transitively ('match up the socks'). In sports contexts, it means to compare two competitors or teams. The intransitive sense often appears in negative constructions to mean 'fail to correspond'.
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