розкусити

недок. розкушувати, док. розкусити

1) to bite (to crack) in two

2) перен. to get to the core (heart) (of); to grasp the meaning (import) (of); to see through

розкусити когось — to find (to know) the length of a person's foot

його важко розкусити — he is a hard nut to crack