meet one's match

Encounter someone equal in ability to oneself, as in The chess champion was about to meet his match in a computer. This expression originated about 1300 as find one's match, but the alliterative meet was being used by the mid-1500s and has survived.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gerolt	KHAY-rawlt	Dutch
Fachtna	FAKHT-na	Irish, Irish Mythology
Salil	-	Arabic
Thamina	-	Arabic
Hideki	hee-de-kee	Japanese
Puanani	-	Hawaiian