phrasal verb

Size up

Letter SInseparable

Size up

Assess a situation or person carefully

Meanings

  • Assess a situation or person carefully (separable [optional], International English)
  • Make something bigger or produce bigger products (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The doorstaff SIZED UP everyone entering the club.
  • Soft drinks manufacturers have SIZED UP their products in recent years.

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