Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
psych someone up — psych (someone) up to make someone enthusiastic about something they will do. The children were so psyched up about about the trip that they could hardly sleep. Tim was psyching himself up to run the 26.2 mile course. Usage notes: sometimes used… … New idioms dictionary
psych someone up — informal mentally prepare (someone) for something challenging. → psych … English new terms dictionary
psych someone out — tv. to try to figure out what someone is likely to do. □ Don’t try to psych me out. CD The batter tried to psych out the pitcher, but it didn’t work … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
psych someone out — INTIMIDATE, daunt, browbeat, bully, cow, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal bulldoze; N. Amer. informal buffalo. → psych * * * informal intimidate an opponent or rival by appearing confident or aggressive … Useful english dictionary
psych (someone) out — vb to unnerve, outmanoeuvre or over whelm. An Americanism which has spread to other areas, psych out origi nally meant to use psychology to gauge an opponent s weakness … Contemporary slang
psych someone out — intimidate an opponent by appearing very confident. → psych … English new terms dictionary
psych someone out — she s trying to psych me out with that demonic stare of hers Syn: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, cow, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal bulldoze … Thesaurus of popular words
psych out — ˌpsych ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they psych out he/she/it psychs out present participle psyching out past tense … Useful english dictionary
psych up — psych (someone) up to make someone enthusiastic about something they will do. The children were so psyched up about about the trip that they could hardly sleep. Tim was psyching himself up to run the 26.2 mile course. Usage notes: sometimes used… … New idioms dictionary
psych — /saɪk / (say suyk) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to persuade by the application of psychological knowledge and techniques rather than overtly by argument, especially when leading others to perform better in a race, competition, etc.: the coach psyched… …
