size-up

[ sahyz-uhp ]

/ ˈsaɪzˌʌp /

noun

an appraisal or estimation, especially as the result of sizing up: asking for a size-up of the new office equipment.

Origin of size-up

noun use of verb phrase size up

Words nearby size-up

sizeable, sized, sizeism, size queen, sizer, size-up, size-weight illusion, size zero, sizing, sizy, sizzle

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Example sentences from the Web for size-up

Therefore restrict your size-up to the discriminative observation of the muscle signs of his mind habits and mind actions.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins
After making your size-up of the degree of his mental speed, you can govern your presentation by what you have learned.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins
Therefore it is not safe to rely on a size-up based on what he says.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins
This is the reason why your size-up should be restricted to discriminative observation of indications of the ego.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins

Therefore teach yourself to observe without seeming to look closely at the object of your size-up.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins

British Dictionary definitions for size-up

size up

verb (adverb)

(tr) to make an assessment of (a person, problem, etc)

to conform to or make so as to conform to certain specifications of dimension

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Idioms and Phrases with size-up

size up

Make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of, as in She sized up her opponent and decided to withdraw from the election. This usage transfers measuring the size of something to broader meaning. [Late 1800s]

单词	size-up
释义	size-up [ sahyz-uhp ] / ˈsaɪzˌʌp / noun an appraisal or estimation, especially as the result of sizing up: asking for a size-up of the new office equipment. Origin of size-up noun use of verb phrase size up Words nearby size-up sizeable, sized, sizeism, size queen, sizer, size-up, size-weight illusion, size zero, sizing, sizy, sizzle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for size-up Therefore restrict your size-up to the discriminative observation of the muscle signs of his mind habits and mind actions. Certain Success\|Norval A. Hawkins After making your size-up of the degree of his mental speed, you can govern your presentation by what you have learned. Certain Success\|Norval A. Hawkins Therefore it is not safe to rely on a size-up based on what he says. Certain Success\|Norval A. Hawkins This is the reason why your size-up should be restricted to discriminative observation of indications of the ego. Certain Success\|Norval A. Hawkins Therefore teach yourself to observe without seeming to look closely at the object of your size-up. Certain Success\|Norval A. Hawkins British Dictionary definitions for size-up size up verb (adverb) (tr) to make an assessment of (a person, problem, etc) to conform to or make so as to conform to certain specifications of dimension Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with size-up size up Make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of, as in She sized up her opponent and decided to withdraw from the election. This usage transfers measuring the size of something to broader meaning. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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