- size someone/thing up
- informal form an estimate or rough judgement of someone or something.→ size
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
size someone/thing up
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size — size1 noun 1》 a thing s overall dimensions or magnitude. 2》 each of the classes into which garments or other articles are divided according to how large they are. verb 1》 alter or sort in terms of size or according to size. 2》 (size something up) … English new terms dictionary
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