Sentence examples of "step up to the mat" in English
I go up to the rooftop when I want to see the blue sky.
Je monte sur le toit quand je veux voir le ciel bleu.
Mr White said to them, "The room will be $30. $10 for each man." Each man gave him $10 and went up to the room.
Monsieur White leur dit :"la chambre sera à 30$, 10$ par homme". Chaque homme lui donna 10$ et monta dans sa chambre.
It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that.
C'était assez couillu de ta part de tenir ainsi tête au patron.
According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.
Selon des sources bien informées, ____ Ltd. se prépare à rejoindre la première section de la bourse de Tokyo.
My coworker really knows how to suck up to the boss.
Mon collègue sait vraiment faire de la lèche au patron.
If time were reversed, raindrops would collect themselves from the ground and fly up to the clouds.
Si le temps était inversé, les gouttes de pluie remonteraient du sol et s'envoleraient vers les nuages.
It is always difficult for a son to live up to the expectations of his parents.
Il est toujours difficile à un fils de satisfaire les espoirs de ses parents.
We really had a hell of a time getting up to the 20th floor of this building.
Nous avons vraiment galéré pour atteindre le vingtième étage de cet immeuble.
The water came up to the bridge girder in a second.
L'eau atteignit la poutre du pont en un instant.
He thought he was up to the challenge but in the end he just couldn't cut the mustard.
Il pensait qu'il pourrait relever le défi, mais finalement il n'a juste pas été à la hauteur.
He tied his dog up to the tree while he went into the store.
Il attacha son chien à l'arbre pendant qu'il allait dans le magasin.
The detective held the wine glass up to the light checking for fingerprints.
L'inspecteur tint le verre à vin dans la lumière pour vérifier les empreintes digitales.
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