Don't live up to our standards
A group of friends try to get into a nightclub.
Guy #1: Can we come in?
Bouncer: You guys can, he can't.
Guy #1: Why not?
Bouncer: It's his shoes.
Guy #2: What's wrong with my shoes?
Bouncer: They don't live up to our standards. We have a dress code.
Guy #1: Dress code, my ass. It's because he's black, isn't it?!
Is the bold-face part correct and natural in this context? Thanks.
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anonymous They don't live up to our standards. "live up to" doesn't work for me. Try "meet".
- anonymous They don't live up to our standards.
- "live up to" doesn't work for me.
- Try "meet".
- Or replace the whole sentence: Possibly, We don't allow shoes like that .
- Or specify more exactly the type of footwear: sneakers, flip-flops, or whatever.
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anonymousThey don't live up to our standards.
"live up to" doesn't work for me. Try "meet".
Or replace the whole sentence: Possibly, We don't allow shoes like that. Or specify more exactly the type of footwear: sneakers, flip-flops, or whatever.
CJ
0anonymousIs the bold-face part correct and natural in this context? Thanks.
You want "come up to" there. You live up to expectations.
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