In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERACHIEVE
overachieve
(verb) perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; “His daughter always overachieves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overachieve (third-person singular simple present overachieves, present participle overachieving, simple past and past participle overachieved)
To achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.
Synonyms
• overperform (finance), punch above one's weight
Source: Wiktionary
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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