All eyes are now on the oil companies to see if they can rise to the challenge and get the fuel out quickly.
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rise 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 … Financial and business terms
rise 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 … Financial and business terms
rise 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 … Useful english dictionary
rise — 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. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rise — ▪ 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 … Financial and business terms
rise 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… … English dictionary
rise*/*/*/ — [raɪz] (past tense rose [rəʊz] ; past participle risen [ˈrɪz(ə)n] ) verb I 1) to move upwards or to a higher position The aircraft rose slowly into the air.[/ex] Thick black smoke rose from the middle of the town.[/ex] As the sun rose in the sky … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rise — [[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 … English dictionary
rise — 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) … Combinatory dictionary
rise to something — rise to (something) to react to a difficult situation by working harder to succeed. It was a tough race, but Jean rose to the challenge and rode her horse beautifully. He s handled many crises before, but can he rise to the task this time?… … New idioms dictionary
