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match

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match someone (up) (with someone)

 and match something (up) (with something)

to pair people or things. I will match Carl up with Kelly and George with Jane. I will match up Carl with Kelly.

See:

• a marriage made in heaven
• a match made in heaven
• a match made in hell
• a shouting match
• be no match for
• game, set, match
• match
• match against
• match day
• match for
• match in
• match made in heaven
• match up
• match up to
• match with
• match wits
• meet match
• meet one's match
• mix and match
• pissing-match
• shouting match
• slanging match
• strike a match
• the whole shebang
• the whole shooting match
• three on a match
• whole ball of wax, the
• whole shebang