The boxers sparred for a while taking each other's measure.
John took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take the measure of — (someone/something) to make a judgment or form an opinion about someone or something. She quietly observed him, taking the measure of this man she had heard so much about … New idioms dictionary
take the measure of — get/take the measure of (someone/something) have the measure of (someone/something) to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. We got the measure of the opposition in the first half and set about beating… … New idioms dictionary
take the measure of someone — take the measure of (someone/something) to make a judgment or form an opinion about someone or something. She quietly observed him, taking the measure of this man she had heard so much about … New idioms dictionary
take the measure of something — take the measure of (someone/something) to make a judgment or form an opinion about someone or something. She quietly observed him, taking the measure of this man she had heard so much about … New idioms dictionary
take the measure of — take (or get or have) the measure of assess or have assessed the character, nature, or abilities of (someone or something) he s got her measure she won t fool him … Useful english dictionary
take the measure of someone — get/take the measure of (someone/something) have the measure of (someone/something) to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. We got the measure of the opposition in the first half and set about beating… … New idioms dictionary
take the measure of something — get/take the measure of (someone/something) have the measure of (someone/something) to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. We got the measure of the opposition in the first half and set about beating… … New idioms dictionary
take 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
take the measure of — See: TAKE ONE S MEASURE … Dictionary of American idioms
take the measure of — See: TAKE ONE S MEASURE … Dictionary of American idioms
