to have the measure of sb

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• have the measure of someone — have the measure of (someone/something) slightly formal to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. What was clear was that the president no longer had the measure of his country s problems. I don t think… …   New idioms dictionary

• have the measure of something — have the measure of (someone/something) slightly formal to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. What was clear was that the president no longer had the measure of his country s problems. I don t think… …   New idioms dictionary

• have the measure of — (someone/something) slightly formal to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. What was clear was that the president no longer had the measure of his country s problems. I don t think she s under any… …   New idioms dictionary

• have the measure of sb — have the measure of sb/sth ► to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them: »The other team were experienced negotiators, but we had the measure of them. Main Entry: ↑measure …   Financial and business terms

• have the measure of sb/sth — ► to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them: »The other team were experienced negotiators, but we had the measure of them. Main Entry: ↑measure …   Financial and business terms

• have the measure of sth — have the measure of sb/sth ► to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them: »The other team were experienced negotiators, but we had the measure of them. Main Entry: ↑measure …   Financial and business terms

• have the measure of — ► have the measure of understand the character or abilities of. Main Entry: ↑measure …   English terms dictionary

• have the measure of somebody — get/take/have the ˈmeasure of sb | get/have/take sb s ˈmeasure idiom (formal) to form an opinion about sb s character or abilities so that you can deal with them • After only one game, the chess champion had the measure of his young opponent.… …   Useful english dictionary

• have the measure of — See get the measure of …   Thesaurus of popular words

• get (or take or have) the measure of — assess or have assessed the character or abilities of. → measure …   English new terms dictionary

• get/have the measure of — EVALUATE, assess, gauge, judge, weigh up; understand, fathom, read, be wise to, see through; informal have someone s number. → measure …   Useful english dictionary