measure up against

measure someone up against someone or something

to place someone up against someone or something else for the purpose of comparing size or other qualities. Please measure Fred up against Tom and see who has the best qualifications. Can you measure Brian up against the mark on the wall to see how tall he is growing?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Grozdana	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian
Augustijn	OW-khuys-tien	Dutch
Conroy	['kɔnrɔi]
Angelina	ahn-je-LEE-nah (Italian), an-jə-LEEN-ə (English), ahn-GYE-lee-nah (Russian), ahn-gye-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-gee-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-ge-LEE-nah (Polish)	Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
Despoina	-	Greek Mythology, Greek
Damion	DAY-mee-ən	English