be out for sth

  • 51lay out on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… …

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  • 52ˌgrow ˈout of sth — phrasal verb 1) if children grow out of clothes, they grow bigger and the clothes become too small for them 2) if someone grows out of a habit, they stop doing it because they have become older or wiser 3) to develop from something The idea grew… …

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  • 53out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last …

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  • 54out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet …

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  • 55out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet …

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  • 56out*/*/*/ — [aʊt] grammar word I summary: Out can be: ■ an adverb: We went out into the garden. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : You were out when I called. ■ used in the preposition phrase out of: I got out of bed and went downstairs. ■ a preposition,… …

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  • 57lay out sth for sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… …

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  • 58lay out for/on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… …

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  • 59squeeze sth out from sth — UK US squeeze sth out of/from sth/sb Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to get as much as you can from something or someone, especially in a way that makes problems for them: »The Treasury is continuing its… …

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  • 60squeeze sth out of sth — UK US squeeze sth out of/from sth/sb Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to get as much as you can from something or someone, especially in a way that makes problems for them: »The Treasury is continuing its… …

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