rise to the occasion

rise to the occasion

To his comic fury and shame, the travellers master part fails to rise to the occasion, and the girls innocence is preserved...


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  • rise to the occasion — see under ↑rise • • • Main Entry: ↑occasion rise to the occasion To prove equal to an emergency • • • Main Entry: ↑rise * * * perform very well in response to a special situation or event * * * rise to the occasion see ↑rise …   Useful english dictionary

  • rise to the occasion — ► rise to the occasion perform well in response to a special situation. Main Entry: ↑occasion …   English terms dictionary

  • rise to the occasion —    If you rise to the occasion, you manage to do something successfully in difficult circumstances.     When her boss broke his leg, Julie had to represent the company at the congress, and she rose to the occasion extremely well …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • rise to the occasion — to do what is needed at the time. When a crisis hits, will you rise to the occasion? She needed some help, so I rose to the occasion and volunteered my services …   New idioms dictionary

  • rise to the occasion/challenge — to make the special effort that is required to successfully deal with a difficult situation No one was sure if he could handle the pressure of making a speech, but he rose to the occasion and did an excellent job. When the company needed to incr …   Useful english dictionary

  • rise to the occasion — rise to the challenge/occasion ► to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully: »All eyes are now on the oil companies to see if they can rise to the challenge and get the fuel out quickly. Main Entry: ↑rise …   Financial and business terms

  • Rise to the Occasion (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Rise To The Occasion Type = Album Artist = Sizzla Released = September 30, 2003 (U.S.) Recorded = Genre = Dancehall Reggae Length = 77:17 Label = Greensleeves Records/VP Producer = Donovan Bennett (executive) Miguel Collins …   Wikipedia

  • rise to the occasion — be able to do what is needed at the time    When we need a speaker, Ed rises to the occasion. He speaks well …   English idioms

  • rise to the occasion — perform well in response to a special situation. → occasion …   English new terms dictionary

  • rise to the occasion — excel, be appropriate for the position …   English contemporary dictionary

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