Idiom
weigh up
Meaning
To assess a person or a situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to weigh up my options before I decide.”
“The manager took a moment to weigh up the situation before choosing which employee to promote.”
“Before committing to the long-term contract, the board met to weigh up the potential risks and rewards of the new international partnership.”
Examples
simple
“I need to weigh up my options before I decide.”
contextual
“The manager took a moment to weigh up the situation before choosing which employee to promote.”
complex
“Before committing to the long-term contract, the board met to weigh up the potential risks and rewards of the new international partnership.”
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