Size up
/ˈsaɪz ʌp/B2
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1. To carefully evaluate or assess the nature, ability, or potential of someone or something.
- The coach sized up the new players during their first practice.
- Before making a decision, she sized up the situation thoroughly.
2. To form a judgment or estimation about someone's character or the nature of a situation.
- He spent a few minutes sizing up the opposition before the match started.
- When meeting new people, she quickly sizes up their intentions.
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