suss out
idiom
British, informal
1
: to find or discover (something) by thinking
They had to suss out whether he was telling the truth.
I'm trying to suss him out. What kind of person is he?
I think I've got him sussed out.
2
: to inspect or investigate (something) in order to gain more knowledge
He carefully sussed out the situation.
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Scientists are still trying to suss out exactly how much warming is in store given that the biggest factor is how aggressively the world will act to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Poll after poll suggests voter preferences are altering with little time to suss out what the changes mean.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
That means venturing beyond the obvious attractions to suss out more in-the-know, local spots.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Fans have already started to populate the internet with speculation, attempting to interpret the movement of Locke’s cheeks and chin to suss out Teen’s real name — a methodology that is only bound to increase with lip readers attempting to sort out what Locke is saying in the second scene.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Poll after poll suggests voter preferences are altering with little time to suss out what the changes mean.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
That means venturing beyond the obvious attractions to suss out more in-the-know, local spots.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Fans have already started to populate the internet with speculation, attempting to interpret the movement of Locke’s cheeks and chin to suss out Teen’s real name — a methodology that is only bound to increase with lip readers attempting to sort out what Locke is saying in the second scene.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Suss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suss%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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