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rise to occasion

VERB
cope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confront endure get by grapple handle suffer survive wrestle
STRONG
buffet deal dispatch encounter face hack struggle tangle tussle weather
WEAK
battle with carry on get a handle on hack it hold one's own live with make go of it make it make out make the grade pit oneself against struggle through
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep refuse retreat surrender yield

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I would chalk that up to him just being inconsiderate, but he somehow manages to rise to occasion wherenever his church or roommates need something.

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2022

Bayard is the new American Minister, doncha; made his first public appearance at the Mansion House on Saturday; felt he must rise to occasion; and did.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 by Various

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