meet one's match
idiom
: to be opposed by someone as good as one is and who could defeat one
She knew after the first game that she had met her match.
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“Meet one's match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meet%20one%27s%20match. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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