size up
[verb]
Synonyms: assess, appraise, evaluate, take stock of

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size somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb (see also size)
to look at or consider a person or situation and make a judgment about them Synonym : assess:
It only took a few seconds for her to size up the situation.

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size up
size up (someone/something)
to examine someone or something so you can make a judgment about them.
After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.

Warren looked the man over, trying to size him up.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

size up something
size up (someone/something)
to examine someone or something so you can make a judgment about them.
After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.

Warren looked the man over, trying to size him up.

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size up
• size up (someone or something)
to try to form an opinion of someone, to assess a situation
It took me some time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.

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size up something
• size up (someone or something)
to try to form an opinion of someone, to assess a situation
It took me some time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.

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size up
v., informal To decide what one thinks about (something); to form an opinion about (something).
Give Joe an hour to size up the situation and he'll tell you what to do next.
Our coach went to New York to size up the team we'll face in our homecoming game.
Compare: TAKE STOCK².

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

size up someone
size up (someone/something)
to examine someone or something so you can make a judgment about them.
After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.

Warren looked the man over, trying to size him up.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

size up someone
• size up (someone or something)
to try to form an opinion of someone, to assess a situation
It took me some time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲