to (one's) full height
idiom
: so as to be standing up straight
She rose/stood (up) to her full height.
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Adjust the two deck levers to bring the mower up to full height and have at the rough stuff.
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
The first phase of repairs on the 400-foot levee breach was completed Tuesday afternoon, and crews were working to raise the section to full height, county officials said.
—John Antczak and Stefanie Dazio, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
The first phase of repairs on the 400-foot levee breach was completed Tuesday afternoon and crews were working to raise the section to full height, county officials said.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
The 4,000-strong crowd turned toward Little Amal, who stood straight and defiant as the puppeteers pulled her up to full height.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
The corn stalks had grown to full height and were in the final stages of producing ears and filling them out with kernels.
—David Pitt, Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
Carex and Artemisia still grew inside the fence, but the species balance was healthier; native grasses, preferred by livestock, were able to compete when allowed to grow to full height.
—Russ Juskalian, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
The first phase of repairs on the 400-foot levee breach was completed Tuesday afternoon, and crews were working to raise the section to full height, county officials said.
—John Antczak and Stefanie Dazio, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
The first phase of repairs on the 400-foot levee breach was completed Tuesday afternoon and crews were working to raise the section to full height, county officials said.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
The 4,000-strong crowd turned toward Little Amal, who stood straight and defiant as the puppeteers pulled her up to full height.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
The corn stalks had grown to full height and were in the final stages of producing ears and filling them out with kernels.
—David Pitt, Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
Carex and Artemisia still grew inside the fence, but the species balance was healthier; native grasses, preferred by livestock, were able to compete when allowed to grow to full height.
—Russ Juskalian, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
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“To (one's) full height.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20%28one%27s%29%20full%20height. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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