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edge outTo win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.Rate it:

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farm outTo subcontract some task to another; to outsource.Rate it:

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fly out of the trapsto start quickly.Rate it:

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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get the lead outto go faster; to hurry upRate it:

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Get the Lead Out of Your FeetTo move hurry or work fasterRate it:

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go out1922, Alfred Edward Housman, XXVIII, lines 3-4.Rate it:

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go out on a limbTo take a risk.Rate it:

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hear outTo listen to someone until that person has finished.Rate it:

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hit one out of the ballparkTo produce a spectacular achievement.Rate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep outAfter being warned, he kept out.Rate it:

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knock outTo exhaust a person or animal.Rate it:

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knock outTo complete, especially in haste; knock off.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a sudden blow.Rate it:

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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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look out for number oneTo act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.Rate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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Make Heads or Tails Out of SomethingTo be able to understand something completelyRate it:

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make mincemeat out ofTo defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.Rate it:

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make outTo characterize as; often with to be.Rate it:

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move outTo vacate one's place of residence.Rate it:

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nine times out of tenvery often, mostly, most of the timeRate it:

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Out in Left FieldUnusual, eccentric, off beatRate it:

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out of house and homeGlobal Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?, Science NOW.Rate it:

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out of orderNot functioning properly.Rate it:

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out of the questionImpossible to even contemplate.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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pass outTo distribute, to hand out.Rate it:

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pay outTo repay, take revenge.Rate it:

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phase outTo remove or relinquish the use of something little by little.Rate it:

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point outTo identify with a bodily gesture, notably by pointing a finger or implement.Rate it:

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pour outTo serve a drink into a cup or glass.Rate it:

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puff outTo inflate.Rate it:

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put him in to get him outAn election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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rule outTo make something impossible.Rate it:

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run outAlternative spelling of runout.Rate it:

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sniff outTo find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.Rate it:

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sort outTo fix, as a problem.Rate it:

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spread outTo place items further apart.Rate it:

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squeak outTo achieve something by a small margin.Rate it:

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stick outTo persist. See stick it out.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for an unused equivalent.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo forcefully remove people from a place.Rate it:

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talk out of one's assTo exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense.Rate it:

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the hell out ofUsed as an intensifier.Rate it:

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