- scope (on) someone
- scope (on) someoneSl. to evaluate a member of the opposite sex visually. •
He scoped every girl who came in the door.
•He wouldn't like it if somebody scoped on him. Or would he?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scope (on) someone
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scope (on) someone — tv. & in. to evaluate a member of the opposite sex visually. □ He scoped every girl who came in the door. □ He wouldn’t like it if somebody scoped on him. Or would he? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scope out — [phrasal verb] scope (someone or something) out or scope out (someone or something) US, informal : to look at (someone or something) especially in order to get information They scoped out [=checked out] the area before setting up the tent.… … Useful english dictionary
scope — scope1 [ skoup ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the things that a particular activity, organization, subject, etc. deals with: in scope: The new law is limited in scope. beyond/outside the scope of someone/something: These issues are beyond the scope of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scope — I UK [skəʊp] / US [skoʊp] noun [uncountable] ** 1) the things that a particular activity, organization, subject, etc deals with in scope: The new law is limited in scope. beyond/outside the scope of someone/something: These issues are beyond the… … English dictionary
scope of employment — scope of employment: the range of conduct and activity within which an employee can reasonably be considered to be carrying out the business of his or her employer workers compensation for injuries arising out of the course and scope of… … Law dictionary
scope — scope1 W3 [skəup US skoup] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: scopo purpose , from Greek skopos] 1.) [U] the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with scope of ▪ the need to define the scope of the investigation ▪ measures … Dictionary of contemporary English
scope — 01. The commission has been instructed to widen the [scope] of its investigation. 02. The government appointed ethics committee has been authorized to widen the [scope] of its investigation to include a discussion of new reproductive technologies … Grammatical examples in English
scope — 1 noun (U) 1 the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with: a repertoire of extraordinary scope | beyond/within the scope of: The politics of the country is really beyond the scope of a tourist book like this. | widen/broaden… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scope sb out — UK US scope sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with scope({{}}/skəʊp/ verb ► to look carefully to see if something or someone is interesting or attractive: »If you d like to scope the building out ahead of time, you ll need to make a reservation … Financial and business terms
scope sb/sth out — UK US scope sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with scope({{}}/skəʊp/ verb ► to look carefully to see if something or someone is interesting or attractive: »If you d like to scope the building out ahead of time, you ll need to make a reservation … Financial and business terms
scope sth out — UK US scope sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with scope({{}}/skəʊp/ verb ► to look carefully to see if something or someone is interesting or attractive: »If you d like to scope the building out ahead of time, you ll need to make a reservation … Financial and business terms
