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 Of course, in this year of a distinctly unpredictable election in the United States, a smart retail politician like Bass is in Paris to suss out what can be learned from the past two weeks of competition and culture for the next summer Olympics here in Los Angeles. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024 Leone was tasked to suss out what Botha was really like. —

Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 July 2024 Our columnists Charles Lane, Karen Tumulty, Jim Geraghty and Jonathan Capehart met up at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to suss out the mood on the floor. —

Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 Experts have some ways to suss out whether or not a job posting is real. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for suss out

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