feel up to something
feel
noun[ U ]
us/fil/

feelnoun[U] (UNDERSTANDING)

(alsofeeling, us/ˈfi·lɪŋ/)
an understanding or natural ability:
Marcia has a good feel for this kind of work.

feelnoun[U] (TOUCH)

the way that something feels:
I love the feel of silk against my skin.

feel | Business English

feel
verb[ I or T ]
uk /fiːl/us
to experience something physical or emotional:
Steve's not feeling well so he's not in the office today.
We want our employees to feel good about coming to work.
In some companies, workers feel pressure to work long hours.
How would you feel about speaking at the conference?
to have a particular opinion:
feel (that)I feel that it's time to make some changes.
feel certain (that)I feel certain I'm right.
 feel free
if someone tells you to feel free to do something, they mean that you can do it if you want to:
feel free to do sthFeel free to email or call if you need more details.
 feel the pinch
to have problems with money because the things you need are too expensive or because your income has been reduced :
As oil prices rise, manufacturers are starting to feel the pinch.
 feel strongly about sth
to have a strong opinion about something:
The logo is not something we feel strongly about.
feel
noun[ S ]
uk /fiːl/us
the way that something feels:
We want our restaurants to have a homely feel.
 a feel for sth
an understanding of something, especially one that you get by experiencing something rather than learning about it:
We are putting people on the ground to ensure that we are the first to get a feel for what the consumer wants.
 get the feel of sth
to learn how to do something, usually a new activity:
Once she got the feel of the business, she quickly established a reputation.

Examples of feel

feel
I feel sure that 'ordinary' was a public dinner, not as explained on p. 222.
Although a second piano part has not survived, one feels again that a real opportunity to prompt further research has been lost.
Would the language learner then feel that her language is missing something ?
These things had such a feel about them.
If a befriender feels that they are actually friends with the client, they may undertake caring tasks which are beyond the scheme's guidelines.
For instance, people feeling lonely do not necessarily benefit from antidepressants or from people visiting them.
If your child wanted to make him or herself feel better, what would you tell him or her to do?
This does not prove causality, but suggests the possibility that those teachers with practical musical qualifications are more likely to feel confident to teach it.
I think women who want desperately to compete ; they're going to really feel it.
These differences included not feeling rushed, and the nurse practitioner listening, giving full explanations and being easy to talk to.
I feel quite sad that the world media has decided to concentrate on many of the misuses.
The power of critical thoughts was significantly related to wanting to escape from them, feeling trapped by them and wanting to fight them.
However, local people feel somewhat defensive about qiangqin.
I do feel there is a real need for a much closer follow-up.
She notes that: it is remarkable that nurse practitioners still feel a resistance from staff nurses towards their role.
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