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chuck outTo discard, to dispose of.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.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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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.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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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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golden duckThe score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball faced.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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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.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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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate 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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lay upTo take out of active service.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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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.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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nous sommes allés chercher de la laine et nous sommes revenus tondusWe went out to shear and returned shorn; The biter bit.Rate 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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pink slipTo get out of the jobRate it:

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pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.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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