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keep it between the ditchesTo stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.Rate it:

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look outwarningRate it:

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look outTo look from within to the outside.Rate it:

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look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

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name and shameSo as to single them out for individual blame and censure.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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Pull the Rug out from Under YouTo ruin someone’s dreams, hopes or plans, to suddenly withdraw supportRate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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speak outTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.Rate it:

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stop and smell the rosesTo relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life.Rate it:

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worm in the applesomething you thought was a good thing turns out to be a bad thing; usually at the worst possible time.Rate it:

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stamp outTo get rid of, eradicate.Rate it:

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bail outTo leave or not attend.Rate it:

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bawl outTo deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.Rate it:

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beat outTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.Rate it:

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call outTo yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.Rate it:

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cancel outTo neutralize the effect of something.Rate it:

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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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pour outTo leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.Rate it:

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spell outFrom its component letters.Rate it:

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way out of a paper bagA minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.Rate it:

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zombie outBecome like a zombie in being listless, vacant, and unresponsive.Rate it:

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carry outTo hold while moving something out.Rate it:

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fall outTo come out of something by falling.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people.Rate it:

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act outTo express one's feelings through disruptive actions.Rate it:

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bail outTo secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.Rate it:

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don't throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.Rate it:

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stick outTo protrude; to extend beyond.Rate it:

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air outTo discuss in the open.Rate it:

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argue outTo discuss to reach an agreed conclusion, or decision.Rate it:

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back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

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bail outTo remove water from a boat by scooping it out.Rate it:

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balance outTo counteract one another so as to be balanced.Rate it:

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barking-up the wrong tree:{Coon Hunters Remark:} Coon Dogs Chase Raccoon up Trees. They Bark at the Tree so Hunter Can 'Shoot' Coon out of the Tree:Rate it:

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beat outTo extinguish.Rate it:

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beat outTo win by a narrow margin.Rate it:

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borne outSubstantiated.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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break outTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.Rate it:

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bring forthTo display, produce, bring out for display.Rate it:

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bring outTo elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.Rate it:

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bug outHastily.Rate it:

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call outTo challenge.Rate it:

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carry outTo fulfill.Rate it:

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catch outTo discover or expose as fake or insincere.Rate it:

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