def _can_expand_to_match(abr: str, target: str) -> bool:
    """Returns True if abr is an abbreviation of the target or is equal to the target"""
    can_expand_to_match = False
    if len(abr) <= len(target):
        can_expand_to_match = True
        for a, t in zip(abr, target):
            if a != t:
                can_expand_to_match = False
    return can_expand_to_match