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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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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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break outTo begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.Rate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.Rate it:

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bring outTo cause a visible symptom such as spots or a rash.Rate it:

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bug outTo abandon someone without warning.Rate it:

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burn outTo tire due to overwork.Rate it:

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burn outTo extinguish due to lack of fuel.Rate it:

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bust outto reveal, to showRate it:

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call outTo arrange for a professional to call at your home for some purpose.Rate it:

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call outTo order into service; to summon into service.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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check outTo withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.Rate it:

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check outTo leave in a hurry.Rate it:

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chuck outTo discard, to dispose of.Rate it:

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drop out of warpDis-engage the cruise control on the carRate it:

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eat outTo perform cunnilingus.Rate it:

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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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fuck someone's brains outTo sexually penetrate (or be penetrated) in a voracious but pleasurable manner.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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