to rise to the challenge

Examples

• All

• When faced with unexpected difficulties, she always rises to the challenge and finds a way to succeed.

• Girardi said he was hoping any number of players might rise to the challenge.

  Blog text (11)

• Keep cool in a crisis, rise to the challenge, find solutions.

  100 Degrees Below Zero (2013)

• Only then can we rise to the challenge.

  The Pacifier (2005)

• To its credit, the United States rose to the challenge.

  Academic text (2009)

• Great managers rise to the challenge.

  The United Way (2021)

• But, as a service provider operating in such difficult economic times, how can you rise to the challenge?

  Academic text (2010)

• Will this teen rise to the challenge?

  Fiction book (2001)

• The only way that we can reach our true potential... is when we rise to the challenges that life throws to us.

  Arthur & Merlin (2015)

• I haven't met a school class yet that does not rise to the challenge of a classroom design activity.

  Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

M

to make it

vsto rise to the challenge

• Informal

311 3.4

To survive after danger or a serious problem

responds successfully but centres on survival outcome rather than active facing

S

to step up to the plate

vsto rise to the challenge

• Informal

32 4.6

To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens

responds successfully but stresses meeting the task rather than duty

T

to take on the challenge

vsto rise to the challenge

3 3.2

To accept a difficult task to test yourself

responds successfully but requires actual success, not only acceptance

P

to pick up the gauntlet

vsto rise to the challenge

• Informal

1 8.6

To accept a challenge and try to meet it

responds successfully but stresses accepting a competitive offer rather than success

C

to come through under pressure

vsto rise to the challenge

1 4.6

Do well when you feel pressure

responds successfully but not only in intense pressure situations

E

to eagle up

vsto rise to the challenge

• Informal

9.9

To face a difficult task bravely and try your best

is the same idea phrased as the main concept

T

to take the challenge head-on

vsto rise to the challenge

• Informal

3.9

To face a difficult problem directly and work hard to solve it

responds successfully but may be less about direct confrontation

P

to push through adversity

vsto rise to the challenge

5.3

To keep trying and do well despite difficult times

responds successfully but does not only stress continuous effort

N

to navigate tough situations

vsto rise to the challenge

5.1

To deal with difficult situations calmly and successfully

responds with determined success rather than careful management alone

W

to weather the challenge

vsto rise to the challenge

7.0

Manage to get through a difficult situation

responds successfully but focuses more on lasting endurance than action

M

to make head against the current

vsto rise to the challenge

• UK

9.1

To move forward despite strong opposition or many difficulties

responds successfully but emphasises overcoming opposition rather than a single task

M

to muscle up

vsto rise to the challenge

• Informal

8.1

Gather the courage to face a hard task

responds successfully but is about preparing, not yet achieving success

Antonyms

G

to give up

∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

S

to shrink from

7 5.1

Avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant because you are afraid

How Well

to rise to the challenge

6 4.2

to struggle

851 2.8

to shrink from

7 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology