Meaning of suss out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To come to understand (a person).
   colloquial, transitive
2. To manage to work (something) out, to discover or determine (something).
   colloquial, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“We've sussed him out—he only drinks on Fridays and only in that bar in town.”

“In essence, security experts most familiar with this breach believe⟳ that a nation-state — likely China or Russia — stole the data in order⟳ to suss out current spies and pick⟳ out potential targets they could recruit as spies.”

“We've sussed out how to open⟳ the lock⟳.”

“You sussed it out, didn't you?”

“As far as electric cars are concerned, motorists have⟳ sussed out that they do not make⟳ particularly good financial sense⟳, even with a $7,500 handout from the federal government.”

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