After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.
Warren looked the man over, trying to size him up.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
size someone/something up — (informal) ASSESS, appraise, form an estimate of, take the measure of, judge, take stock of, evaluate; Brit. informal suss out. → size … Useful english dictionary
size someone/something up — informal Syn: assess, appraise, get the measure of, judge, take stock of, evaluate; Brit.; informal suss out … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
size — size1 [ saız ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount how large or small something is: Moscow s subway system is less than half the size of New York s. size of: an engine size of 2000 cc full size (=as large as something will ever be): The plants should… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
size — I UK [saɪz] / US noun Word forms size : singular size plural sizes *** 1) [countable/uncountable] how large or small something is size of: an engine size of 2000 cc Moscow s metro system is less than half the size of New York s. reduce/increase… … English dictionary
size — 1 /saIz/ noun 1 HOW BIG (C, U) how big or small something is: The American states vary enormously in size and population. | The firm underestimated the size of the market for their new product. | be the size of (=be the same size as): There were… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
size — [[t]sa͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦ sizes, sizing, sized 1) N VAR: usu the N of n The size of something is how big or small it is. Something s size is determined by comparing it to other things, counting it, or measuring it. Scientists have found the bones of a… … English dictionary
size up — verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail (Freq. 2) he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror • Syn: ↑take stock, ↑scrutinize, ↑scrutinise • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrutiniser ( … Useful english dictionary
-size — [[t] saɪz[/t]] also sized 1) COMB in ADJ You can use size or sized in combination with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is the same size as something else. ...golfball sized lumps of coarse black rock. 2) COMB in ADJ You can … English dictionary
size — noun Syn: dimensions, measurements, proportions, magnitude, largeness, area, expanse, breadth, width, length, height, depth Phrases: size someone/something up … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
size — n Size, dimensions, area, extent, magnitude, volume are here compared primarily as terms meaning the amount of space occupied or sometimes of time or energy used by a thing and determinable by measuring. Size usually refers to things having… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
