figure (someone) as (something)
figure (someone) as (something)
To think of or envision someone in a particular way or role. I don't figure him as any kind of genius, although he would certainly disagree.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
figure someone as something
to think of a person as a particular type of person. I figured her as a reliable worker. We figured them all as good credit risks.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- figure as
- fancy (someone or oneself) as (something)
- fancy as
- fight about
- fight about (someone or something)
- lend (someone) (one's) ear
- disagree with
- disagree with (someone or something)
- envision as else
- be part of the furniture