size up a situation

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• size — size1 W1S1 [saız] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how big)¦ 2¦(very big)¦ 3¦(clothes/goods)¦ 4 large sized/medium sized/pocket size etc 5 do something to size 6 that s about the size of it 7¦(paste)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: assise …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 of it — noun the actual state of affairs (Freq. 1) that s the size of the situation she hates me, that s about the size of it • Syn: ↑size • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• size up — {v.}, {informal} To decide what one thinks about (something); to form an opinion about (something). * /Give Joe an hour to size up the situation and he ll tell you what to do next./ * /Our coach went to New York to size up the team we ll face in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• size up — {v.}, {informal} To decide what one thinks about (something); to form an opinion about (something). * /Give Joe an hour to size up the situation and he ll tell you what to do next./ * /Our coach went to New York to size up the team we ll face in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• size\ up — v informal To decide what one thinks about (smth); to form an opinion about (smth). Give Joe an hour to size up the situation and he ll tell you what to do next. Our coach went to New York to size up the team we ll face in our homecoming game.… …   Словарь американских идиом

• size up — transitive verb Date: 1884 to form a judgment of < size up the situation > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• situation — [n1] place of activity bearings, direction, footing, latitude, locale, locality, location, locus, longitude, position, post, seat, setting, site, spot, stage, station, where, whereabouts; concept 198 situation [n2] circumstances, status ballgame* …   New thesaurus

• size somebody up — ˌsize sb/sthˈup derived (informal) to form a judgement or an opinion about sb/sth Syn: ↑sum up • She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. • …   Useful english dictionary

• size something up — ˌsize sb/sthˈup derived (informal) to form a judgement or an opinion about sb/sth Syn: ↑sum up • She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. • …   Useful 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