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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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feel someone

Is this an idiom? Is 'I feel people' something used to mean, knowing whether someone is nice or fun or something else?

I feel people. By looking at them I can tell if they are nice or not. I'm not feeling him at all.

I've heard

I'm not feeling it at all.
What does it mean? Can you say this about people?
  

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Anonymous Is this an idiom? I feel people. By looking at them I can tell if they are nice or not.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is this an idiom?
  • I feel people.
  • By looking at them I can tell if they are nice or not.
  • I'm not feeling him at all.
  • No.
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AnonymousIs this an idiom? Is 'I feel people' something used to mean, knowing whether someone is nice or fun or something else?I feel people. By looking at them I can tell if they are nice or not. I'm not feeling him at all.
No. These turns of phrase are not used.
AnonymousI'm not feeling it at all. What does it mean?
You're
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In very casual speech you might hear "I feel you" meaning I understand you as in I share the feeling.

I'm sick of working long hours.
I feel you dude.
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I thought of another casual use of "feel". The dictionary gives one of its definitions of the noun "an instinctive aptitude; knack." With this meaning, I have heard others say things like "I have a feel for people." I would suggest avoiding the uses in my two posts here, since you could easily be misunderstood. Do you want peo
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