Meets the road
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where the rubber meets the road
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- Meet the requirements
Satisfy the conditions, as in This grade of lumber does not meet our requirements , or Lynn did not meet the requirements for this position . This expression uses meet in the sense of “satisfy,” a usage dating from the early 1800s. Also see measure up , def. 2.
- Meetup
[meet-uhp] /ˈmitˌʌp/ noun 1. a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip. noun See meet-up
- Meet-up
[meet-uhp] /ˈmitˌʌp/ noun 1. a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip. noun a local special interest meeting organized through a website; also any online social […]
- Meet up with
Encounter, especially by accident, as in We hadn’t gone far along the trail when we met up with another mule train. [ ; late 1800s ]
- Mefenamic-acid
[mef-uh-nam-ik, mef-] /ˈmɛf əˈnæm ɪk, ˌmɛf-/ noun, Pharmacology. 1. a white powder, C 1 5 H 1 5 NO 2 , used as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in certain types of arthritis and for the relief of moderate short-term pain due to dysmenorrhea. mefenamic acid mef·e·nam·ic acid (měf’ə-nām’ĭk) n. A crystalline compound used […]