match something up

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. match sth up phrasal verb before or after object [ matches sth up matching sth up matched sth up matched sth up matched sth up ]
If you match up a design or material, you look for something that would look good with it and be similar to it
• I'm trying to match up this wallpaper with some suitable curtain material.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Matching and co-ordinating
Main entry: match_{phrasal verb}
 
▪ II. match sth/sb up phrasal verb before or after object [ matches sth/sb up matching sth/sb up matched sth/sb up matched sth/sb up matched sth/sb up ]
to find a similarity or connection between two things or people
• Can you match up these songs with the bands who sang them?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Linking and relating ↑Regarding and concerning
Main entry: match_{phrasal verb}