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scope outTo examine; to scout; to investigate; to check out.Rate it:

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sniff outTo find something using the sense of smell.Rate it:

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sort outTo clarify by reviewing mentally.Rate it:

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sort outTo attack physically.Rate it:

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space outTo plant seedlings etc at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.Rate it:

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spread outBecome further apart.Rate it:

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stick outTo be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive.Rate it:

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straighten outTo make straight.Rate it:

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straighten outTo eliminate confusion from or concerning.Rate it:

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stretch outTo lie fully extended.Rate it:

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strike outTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.Rate it:

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that's for me to know and you to find outA phrase used to reply to a question whose answer the speaker doesn't want to reveal.Rate it:

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throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.Rate it:

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tire outTo make someone tired; to exhaust.Rate it:

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trash outTo criticize the person spoken to in a rant.Rate it:

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wear out one's welcomeTo behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.Rate it:

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wipe outTo crash, fall over.Rate it:

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zero outTo reduce to zero.Rate it:

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space outTo stupefy, intoxicate, disorient, or lose attention or focus, especially by the use of drugs.Rate it:

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drag outTo extend or lengthen excessively.Rate it:

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grow out ofTo become too physically large for something, especially clothes.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a fierce verbal attack.Rate it:

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make outTo designate as the recipient.Rate it:

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bale outAlternative spelling of bail out.Rate it:

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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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crush outTo force out or separate by pressure.Rate it:

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out to lunchAway eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.Rate it:

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cry out againstTo complain strongly, usually as a group.Rate it:

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bear outTo corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.Rate it:

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draw outTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.Rate it:

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figure outTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.Rate it:

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go out like a lightTo fall asleep quickly.Rate it:

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iron outTo remove with an iron.Rate it:

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out of house and homeHelping Your Dog Adjust to a New Home, The Progressive Animal Welfare Society.Rate it:

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out of one's faceDrunk; intoxicated; inebriated.Rate it:

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pour outTo talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.Rate it:

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year in, year outDuring every year; always.Rate it:

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round outTo make more complete by adding details.Rate it:

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call outTo specify, especially in detail.Rate it:

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truth will outA mystery will always be solved, or a truth will always be discoveredTruth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.Rate it:

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da arse is gone right out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.Rate it:

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roll out the red carpetTo extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.Rate it:

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act outTo go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.Rate it:

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air outTo expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.Rate it:

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back outTo reverse a vehicle from a confined space.Rate it:

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bang outTo do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.Rate it:

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bash outTo write something very quickly, without much thought.Rate it:

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bed outTo transfer a young plant from an inside location such as a greenhouse to an outdoors flower bed.Rate it:

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blot outTo obscure.Rate it:

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