Il est très difficile d'être à la hauteur de votre réputation.

English Sentence

It is very hard to live up to your reputation.

Should I understand “votre réputation” as one’s own reputation or that of somebody else? How about “sa réputation” in the case of one’s own?

I know, living up to somebody else’s reputation is a bit illogical. :slight_smile:

I imagine saying this sarcastically to someone a bit thick as way of a faux complement. Yes, Prime Minister springs to mind.

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