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to psych sb out

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  • psych somebody out (of something) — ˌpsych sbˈout (of sth) derived (informal) to make an opponent feel less confident by saying or doing things that make you seem better, stronger, etc. than them Main entry: ↑psychderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • psych someone out — tv. to try to figure out what someone is likely to do. □ Don’t try to psych me out. CD The batter tried to psych out the pitcher, but it didn’t work …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • psych someone out — she s trying to psych me out with that demonic stare of hers Syn: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, cow, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal bulldoze …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • psych someone out — INTIMIDATE, daunt, browbeat, bully, cow, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal bulldoze; N. Amer. informal buffalo. → psych * * * informal intimidate an opponent or rival by appearing confident or aggressive …   Useful english dictionary

  • psych (someone) out — vb to unnerve, outmanoeuvre or over whelm. An Americanism which has spread to other areas, psych out origi nally meant to use psychology to gauge an opponent s weakness …   Contemporary slang

  • psych someone out — intimidate an opponent by appearing very confident. → psych …   English new terms dictionary

  • psych something out — informal analyze something in psychological terms …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — verb psych sb/sth out phrasal verb (T) informal to do or say things that will make your opponent in a game or competition feel nervous or confused, so that it is easier for you to win: Leonard stared hard at Duran before the fight, trying to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • psych — /saɪk / (say suyk) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to persuade by the application of psychological knowledge and techniques rather than overtly by argument, especially when leading others to perform better in a race, competition, etc.: the coach psyched… …  

  • psych — v.tr. colloq. 1 (usu. foll. by up; often refl.) prepare (oneself or another person) mentally for an ordeal etc. 2 a (usu. foll. by out) analyse (a person s motivation etc.) for one s own advantage (can t psych him out). b subject to… …   Useful english dictionary

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