get the measure of
Example Sentences
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Perhaps Catholics in Slovakia - like Catholics everywhere - are still trying to get the measure of Pope Francis: too liberal for some conservatives, too conservative for some liberals.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021
In “Ink,” which after an acclaimed run here is about to open on Broadway, you get the measure of Mr. Murdoch at mealtimes rather than in office hours.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019
After four years, you start to get the measure of a man.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2018
Given the personal nature of their insults, both men undoubtedly will use the summit to get the measure of each other, and try to decide who is better at bluffing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2018
He has likewise promised me to get the measure of his mistress’s marriage finger with a design to make a posy in the fashion of a ring, which shall exactly fit it.
From Essays and Tales by Morley, Henry
