size up
This page is about the phrasal verb size up
Meaning
to observe carefully and then form an opinion about a person or a situation
Synonym
assess, appraise (formal)
For example
- size sb/sth up We were sizing you up from the moment you walked in for your job interview.
- size up sb/sth The boxers spent most of the first round sizing up each other.
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