scope out
中級 (B1) informal
To look at a place or situation carefully to understand it before deciding what to do.
"We went to scope out the new restaurant before deciding to book it for the office party."
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I definitely scope out the food that's arriving
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So, I decided to do some hosting ahead of time to scope out the situation.