suss out

idiom

British, informal

: 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.

: to inspect or investigate (something) in order to gain more knowledge

He carefully sussed out the situation.

Examples of suss out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for suss out

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