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词组 have the measure of someone
释义
Idiom
have the measure of someonehave 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 illusions about her husband - she's got the measure of him.

have the measure of (someone or something)

To understand or know someone or something well and use that knowledge accordingly; to have an accurate conception of someone or something. I have the measure of the students, and I just don't think that topic will hold their interest at an assembly.

have the measure of someone

COMMON If you have the measure of someone or something, you understand them or know what they are like and are able therefore to deal with them. Lili was the only person I knew who had the measure of her brother. He had the measure of Allen and his friends, and he treated them with polite contempt. Note: You can also say that you get the measure of someone or something or take the measure of them, meaning that you discover what they are like. Amsterdam is that rare thing: a major city you can get the measure of in just four days. I was just taking the measure of the opposition.
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