GET / TAKE / HAVE THE MEASURE OF SB


Meaning of GET / TAKE / HAVE THE MEASURE OF SB in English

get / take / have the measure of sb | get / have / take sb's ˈmeasure

( 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.