be out for sth
71go all out to do something — go all ˈout for sth | go all out to ˈdo sth idiom to make a very great effort to get sth or do sth Main entry: ↑goidiom …
72out of (all) proportion (to something) — phrase if a reaction or result is out of all proportion, it is too strong or serious for the thing or situation that has caused it The publicity the exhibition has received is out of all proportion to its actual quality. Thesaurus: as a result of …
73ˌwatch ˈout for sb/sth — phrasal verb to be careful so that you can avoid someone or something …
74for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …
75for — for1 W1S1 [fə strong fo: $ fər strong fo:r] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used to say who is intended to get or use something, or where something is intended to be used ▪ I ve got a present for you. ▪ Someone left a message for Vicky. ▪ an English… …
76out of practice — adjective impaired in skill by neglect • Syn: ↑rusty • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑rustiness (for: ↑rusty) * * * RUSTY, unpractised. → …
77out on a limb — 1 the portrayal of Scotland as being out on a limb: ISOLATED, segregated, set apart, separate, cut off, solitary. 2 the government would not go out on a limb: IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION, vulnerable; informal sticking one s neck o …
78out of pocket — adverb 1. : not in pocket : in the position of having lost money when taxes and drainage rates had been paid, the landlord was out of pocket Henry Williamson 2. : out of funds : without money made no effort to order beers, being slightly out of… …
79wear out — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ …
80sell out — liquidation of a margin account after a customer has failed to bring an account to a required level by producing additional equity after a margin call. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The selling of securities by a broker when a customer fails to… …
