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  • 31get someone out of a rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut …

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  • 32get someone out of their rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut …

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  • 33get someone out of a their rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut …

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  • 34get blood out of a stone — if making someone give or tell you something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult. Collecting the rent money from him each month is like getting blood out of a stone. I tried to talk to her, but I may as well have tried to… …

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  • 35ˌget sth ˈout — phrasal verb to manage to say something He tried to protest, but couldn t get the words out.[/ex] …

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  • 36figure something out — (informal) he tried to figure out how to switch on the lamp: WORK OUT, fathom, puzzle out, decipher, ascertain, make sense of, think through, get to the bottom of; understand, c …

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  • 37wring something out of — wring something out of/from/ phrase to get something that is very difficult to get She survives on the money she wrings out of the state. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym Main entry: wring …

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  • 38squeeze (something) out of — (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to squeeze it out of him …

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  • 39weed something out — ˌweed sth/sbˈout derived to remove or get rid of people or things from a group because they are not wanted or are less good than the rest • Most applicants get weeded out before the interview stage. Main entry: ↑weedderived …

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  • 40ˌget sth ˈout of sth — phrasal verb to get pleasure or a benefit from something He gets a lot of satisfaction out of being a teacher.[/ex] …

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