Size up

verb size-UP

To size up — to assess someone or a situation, reading them carefully before deciding how to act. To 'size up' a person is to take their measure, sometimes warily; to 'pree' (watch closely) sits right beside it. Also to look someone up and down.

  • Him a size up di whole scene before him move.

    He's sizing up the whole scene before he moves.

  • Mi size him up an decide fi wait.

    I sized him up and decided to wait.

From English 'size up'. See [[pree]], [[watch]].

To assess/take the measure of a person or situation.