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 28 Feb. 2025.

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