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psych out

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psych someone out 
1. Inf. to get someone very excited; to cause someone to lose mental control. Wow! What you just said really psyched me out! He psyched out his friends.
2. Inf. to figure someone out; to know how someone thinks. It took me a while to psych out Fred, but I have him figured out now. Don't waste time trying to psych me out. I am an enigma.
See also: out, psych

psych out 

1. Inf. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time. Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure. He looked at the bill and psyched out.
2. Inf. to become very excited; to lose mental control. I was so angry, I almost psyched out. The kids were psyching out over the rock star.
See also: out, psych

psych out somebody also psych somebody out
to make someone believe that they will fail Our strategy is to psych out the other team before the game begins. She failed the test after psyching herself out, thinking how important it was for her future.
See also: out, psych


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