"rise to the occasion" meaning in All languages combined

See rise to the occasion on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-rise to the occasion.ogg Forms: rises to the occasion [present, singular, third-person], rising to the occasion [participle, present], rose to the occasion [past], risen to the occasion [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|rise<,,rose,risen> to the occasion}} rise to the occasion (third-person singular simple present rises to the occasion, present participle rising to the occasion, simple past rose to the occasion, past participle risen to the occasion)
  1. (idiomatic) To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: rise to the challenge Translations (to show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty): nousta tilanteen tasalle (Finnish), se montrer à la hauteur (French), den Anforderungen gewachsen sein (German), sich den Umständen gewachsen zeigen (German), sich der Lage gewachsen zeigen (German), sich der Situation gewachsen zeigen (German), stać na wysokości zadania [imperfective] (Polish), stanąć na wysokości zadania [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rise_to_the_occasion-en-verb-wetfTbn0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'to show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic, euphemistic, humorous) To achieve an erection during sexual intercourse. Tags: euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-rise_to_the_occasion-en-verb-ZMapQ6mQ Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: answer the call
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      "word": "nousta tilanteen tasalle"
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