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check you out
What does "check you out" mean here?
"Ted (the host of Night line), I need to check you out before I agree to do the interview. (The speaker is an dying professor)"
Meaning I got,
To find information about someone, especially to find out if they are suitable for something. Doesn't seem fit here.
2019年4月26日 10:07
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Sorry, what is the sentence or context using the phrase?
2019年4月26日
"Check out" has several meanings. In this case, it's probably about an attraction to someone.
Hey, he is checking you out! (means, he thinks you are cute and he is looking at you deciding if he wants to get to know you.
2019年4月26日
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/check-out
LOOK AT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING check somebody/something ↔ out to look at someone or something because they are interesting or attractive
Collins Dictionary online
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/check-out
. (transitive) informal
to have a look at; inspect
check out the guy in the white shirt
2019年4月26日
It depends on how it's used. Here are the uses of 'check a person out' that I hear most:
a/ I think he likes my sister! He's checking her out. = looking at someone to decide how attractive you think they are!
b/ "I got an A+!" "Check you out!" = look how well you've done!
2019年4月26日
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