feel for

Related to feel for: not to mention, out of favor, in the first place, pat on the back, sympathises

feel for

A better sense of (a situation or how to do something); a greater knowledge or experience in (something). Once I got a feel for the company's daily operations, I felt more comfortable taking on the management role.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*feel for something

a natural or learned ability to do something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~.) I will do better with this work as soon as I get a feel for it. He doesn't have a feel for this kind of careful work.

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feel for someone

to feel the emotional pain that someone else is feeling; to empathize or sympathize with someone. I really feel for you. I'm so sorry it turned out this way. Fred felt for Dave, but there was nothing he could do for him.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

feel for

1. Grope, reach for with one's hands, as in It was pitch dark, and I felt for the doorknob. [Early 1700s]

2. feel for someone. Sympathize with or feel sorry for someone, as in Tom was so upset that I felt for him. This usage was put as feel with by Shakespeare: "It resounds as if it felt with Scotland" ( Macbeth, 4:3). Both senses of feel for are present in the somewhat sarcastic I feel for you but I can't quite reach you, meaning "Too bad, but I don't really feel sorry for you."

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

feel for

To sympathize or empathize with someone: I feel for the employees that were laid off.

See also: feel

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

chism
a fish out of water
a dry run
creature comfort
creature comforts
accustomed to (something)
(as) comfortable as an old shoe
comfortable
comfortable as an old shoe
comfortable as an old shoe, as

References in periodicals archive

And by making the system responsive to sideways (as opposed to vertical) forces on the tip, researchers might get a feel for the tip as it automatically "slides off" a hillside, Hollis suggests.

The direct experience of touch, Hollis adds, could give scientists a kinesthetic sense of atomic surfaces -- and an exhilarating new realm of control -- the way children get a whole-body feel for riding a bike.

Getting a feel for atoms: 'magic wrist' takes scientists into a new sensory realm

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释义	feel for Related to feel for: not to mention, out of favor, in the first place, pat on the back, sympathises feel for A better sense of (a situation or how to do something); a greater knowledge or experience in (something). Once I got a feel for the company's daily operations, I felt more comfortable taking on the management role. See also: feel Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. feel for something a natural or learned ability to do something. (Typically: get ~; have ~.) I will do better with this work as soon as I get a feel for it. He doesn't have a feel for this kind of careful work. See also: feel feel for someone to feel the emotional pain that someone else is feeling; to empathize or sympathize with someone. I really feel for you. I'm so sorry it turned out this way. Fred felt for Dave, but there was nothing he could do for him. See also: feel McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. feel for 1. Grope, reach for with one's hands, as in It was pitch dark, and I felt for the doorknob. [Early 1700s] 2. feel for someone. Sympathize with or feel sorry for someone, as in Tom was so upset that I felt for him. This usage was put as feel with by Shakespeare: "It resounds as if it felt with Scotland" ( Macbeth, 4:3). Both senses of feel for are present in the somewhat sarcastic I feel for you but I can't quite reach you, meaning "Too bad, but I don't really feel sorry for you." See also: feel The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. feel for v. To sympathize or empathize with someone: I feel for the employees that were laid off. See also: feel The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: chism a fish out of water a dry run creature comfort creature comforts accustomed to (something) (as) comfortable as an old shoe comfortable comfortable as an old shoe comfortable as an old shoe, as References in periodicals archive And by making the system responsive to sideways (as opposed to vertical) forces on the tip, researchers might get a feel for the tip as it automatically "slides off" a hillside, Hollis suggests. The direct experience of touch, Hollis adds, could give scientists a kinesthetic sense of atomic surfaces -- and an exhilarating new realm of control -- the way children get a whole-body feel for riding a bike. Getting a feel for atoms: 'magic wrist' takes scientists into a new sensory realm
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