Our strategy is to psych out the other team before the game begins.
She failed the test after psyching herself out, thinking how important it was for her future.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
psych out — ˌpsych ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they psych out he/she/it psychs out present participle psyching out past tense … Useful english dictionary
psych out — (someone) to make someone believe that they will fail. Our strategy is to psych out the other team before the game begins. She failed the test after psyching herself out, thinking how important it was for her future … New idioms dictionary
psych out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To find out the real motives of (someone). * /Sue sure has got Joe psyched out./ 2. To go berserk; to lose one s nerve. * /Joe says he doesn t ride his motorcycle on the highway anymore because he s psyched out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
psych out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To find out the real motives of (someone). * /Sue sure has got Joe psyched out./ 2. To go berserk; to lose one s nerve. * /Joe says he doesn t ride his motorcycle on the highway anymore because he s psyched out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
psych out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms psych out : present tense I/you/we/they psych out he/she/it psychs out present participle psyching out past tense psyched out past participle psyched out informal to talk or behave very confidently in order to … English dictionary
psych out — find out the real motives of (someone) I tried to psych out the salesman to see what he really wanted to sell the car for … Idioms and examples
psych\ out — v. phr. slang informal 1. To find out the real motives of (someone). Sue sure has got Joe psyched out. 2. To go berserk; to lose one s nerve. Joe says he doesn t ride his motorcycle on the highway anymore because he s psyched out. Jim psyched out … Словарь американских идиом
psych-out — noun Date: 1971 an act or an instance of psyching someone out … New Collegiate Dictionary
psych — [ saık ] verb ,psych out phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to talk or behave very confidently in order to make someone you are competing against feel nervous and less likely to succeed ,psych up phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to try to make… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
psych — ☆ psych1 [sīk ] vt. psyched, psyching [shortened < PSYCHOANALYZE] Slang 1. to cause to be disturbed mentally or excited emotionally: often with up 2. to understand the motives or behavior of by intuition or psychological means, esp. so as to… … English World dictionary
