Meet a need/requirement

If you 'meet a need/requirement', you satisfy a certain necessity, expectation, or criteria.

Examples

• More public housing will be built to meet the needs of the expanding population.
• I really wanted that job, but I didn't meet the requirements to make an application.
• Our customer care service is simply not meeting the needs of our customers and needs a complete overhaul.

Tailored/designed to meet

If something is 'tailored/designed to meet' it is changed or created to suit somebody or something.

Examples

• The plan must be tailored to meet the demands placed on us by the recent budget cuts.
• This program has been designed to meet the needs of employees who wish to upskill.
• I had to tailor my speech to meet the specific criteria of the conference organizers. 

Meet somebody's eyes/gaze

When you 'meet somebody's eyes/gaze', you look at them at the same time they are looking at you. The collocation only relates to eye contact.

Examples

• When I asked Jack if he had stolen the money, he looked away instead of meeting my eyes. That's when I knew he was lying.
• I felt uncomfortable with him staring at me and did not turn to meet his gaze.
• Our eyes met across a crowded room and I immediately knew that she was the one for me.

Meet a target

If you 'meet a target', you achieve an objective or stated aim.

Examples

• The boss is being very unfair. I don't know how he can expect us to meet those sales targets.
• If staff don't meet a certain performance target by the end of the year, bonuses are scrapped.
• Companies within the industry were accused of not meeting clean energy targets.

Meet opposition

When you 'meet opposition', you encounter strong disagreement or resistance.

Examples

• The politician expected her new bill to meet heavy opposition in the Senate.
• Plans to cut wages met with significant opposition from unions who threatened strike action.
• I'm still hopeful of getting my business up and running, but I seem to be meeting opposition at every turn.