meet one's match
meet one's match verb: to be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.
Verb
meet one's match (third-person singular simple present meets one's match, present participle meeting one's match, simple past and past participle met one's match)
- 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 of meet one's match
| third-person singular present | meets one's match |
|---|---|
| present participle | meeting one's match |
| past participle | met one's match |
| past | met one's match |
Questions about meet one's match
- What does meet one's match mean?
- Meet one's match means to be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.
- What part of speech is meet one's match?
- Meet one's match is a verb.
- What is the past tense of meet one's match?
- The past tense of meet one's match is met one's match.
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