get the measure of
Example Sentences
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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
The technology is so new, and its extent so unknowable, that we can’t seem to get the measure of it.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2017
He wanted to get the measure of Parisian thought as quickly as possible, and at the same time to perfect his knowledge of the language.
From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Cannan, Gilbert
