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IMG Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Expression for "to try to be equal to someone"

Say, you find somebody as an etalon of behavior and qualities that human being should have in your opinion. So you try to catch up with that person in those areas that you think he or her is better than you are.
So, you try to become equal to that person.
What is the proper expression to say this?
  

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What do you mean by 'etalon of behaviour'?

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What do you mean by 'etalon of behaviour'?
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I mean a "standard", something to take as an example.

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