“rise to”

The following 3 entries include the term rise to.

give rise to

phrase

: to be the cause or source of : produce

rise to the challenge

idiom

: to perform so as to succeed

rise to the occasion/challenge

idiom

: to make the special effort that is required to successfully deal with a difficult situation


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