meet one's match
Find worthy rival
To meet one's match is to encounter someone equal or superior in ability, strength, or cunning—someone who can challenge you effectively.
The phrase often implies overconfidence deflated: He thought he could outsmart anyone, but he finally met his match.
A match here is an equal opponent, someone well-suited to compete against you.
- equalIdentical in amount
- rivalOne who competes against
- bitter rivalHostile, longstanding competitor
- opponentOne who contends against
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
peer · counterpart · confront · foe · humbled · knocked down a peg · parity · duel · undoing · antagonist · challenger · formidable · run for one's money · bested · overcome · contender · clash · adversary
meet one's matchdominate
Control through superior strength
outclass · reign supreme · outmatch · overpower · walk all over
meet one's matchcakewalk
Effortless task or promenade
no contest · pushover · win hands down · breeze through · walk in the park
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