be out for sth
1hold out for sth — UK US hold out for sth Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to not agree to something until you have got what you wanted: »He held out for a bigger commission before signing the contract. ► to wait for something better:… …
2ˌcry ˈout for sth — phrasal verb to need something a lot in a way that is obvious This room is crying out for some new furniture.[/ex] …
3ˌlisten ˈout for sth — phrasal verb British to listen carefully to try and hear a sound I was listening out for their footsteps.[/ex] …
4lay out 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… …
5out of sth — ► if you are out of something, you do not have it: »We re completely out of toner for the printer. ► from a particular group: »Four out of five broadband users don t know how fast their connections are. Main Entry: ↑out …
6ˌhold ˈout for sth — phrasal verb to not accept an offer because you hope to get a better one …
7shell out (for something) — ˌshell ˈout (for sth) | ˌshell sthˈout (for sth) derived (informal) to pay a lot of money for sth Syn: ↑fork out • The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio. Main entry: ↑ …
8shell something out (for something) — ˌshell ˈout (for sth) | ˌshell sthˈout (for sth) derived (informal) to pay a lot of money for sth Syn: ↑fork out • The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio. Main entry: ↑ …
9fork out (for something) — ˌfork ˈout (for sth) | ˌfork ˈout sth (for/on sth) derived (informal) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly • Why fork out for a taxi when there s a perfectly good bus service? • We ve forked out a small fortune on their… …
10single somebody out (for something somebody) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …
