rise to the challenge
1rise to the challenge — 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 …
2rise 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 …
3rise 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 …
4rise 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 …
5The Challenge (Yes Minister) — Infobox UK Television Episode Title = The Challenge Series name = Yes Minister Caption = Episode title card Series no = 3 Episode = 2 Airdate = 18 November 1982 Writer = Antony Jay Jonathan Lynn Producer = Peter Whitmore Director = Guests = John… …
6rise — rise1 [ raız ] (past tense rose [ rouz ] ; past participle ris|en [ rızn ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move upward ▸ 2 increase ▸ 3 achieve success/power ▸ 4 stand up ▸ 5 be tall/high ▸ 6 fight against government ▸ 7 become red ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …
7rise — [[t]ra͟ɪz[/t]] ♦ rises, rising, rose, risen 1) VERB If something rises, it moves upwards. [V from/to n] Wilson s ice cold eyes watched the smoke rise from his cigarette... The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him. PHRASAL VERB …
8rise — I n. origin 1) to give rise to angry reaction 2) to get a rise out of smb. pay increase (BE) 3) an across the board rise 4) a rise in (wages) (AE has raise) increase 5) a sharp rise 6) a rise in (a rise in prices) …
9rise to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rise to : present tense I/you/we/they rise to he/she/it rises to present participle rising to past tense rose to past participle risen to 1) rise to something to react to something in the way that someone… …
10rise — ▪ I. rise rise 1 [raɪz] verb rose PASTTENSE [rəʊz ǁ roʊz] risen PASTPART [ˈrɪzn] [intransitive] 1. to increase in number, amount, or value: • House prices are likely to rise towards the end of this year …