to refuse to lie down

[crazyaboutenglish]

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me the meaning of this sentence, I can't find it anywhere:-

'She refuses to live down to expectations'

Thanks

 

[Raymott]

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me the meaning of this sentence, I can't find it anywhere:-

'She refuses to live down to expectations'

Thanks

It's an ironic anti-version of "live up to expectations", which means to perform at a high level expected of one.
The sentence means that no one expects much of her, but she refuses to let that stop her from succeeding.

 

[crazyaboutenglish]

Thank you!