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  • 61To make out — Make Make (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To …

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  • 62have a matter out with smb — • to have a question out with someone • to have a matter out with someone (from Idioms in Speech) to talk about it and insist on an explanation He decided suddenly to call upon this officious Miss Barlow and have the matter out with her. (A.… …

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  • 63have a question out with smb — • to have a question out with someone • to have a matter out with someone (from Idioms in Speech) to talk about it and insist on an explanation He decided suddenly to call upon this officious Miss Barlow and have the matter out with her. (A.… …

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  • 64off the beaten track — not on the main road, out of the way    I like to explore places that are off the beaten track wild places …

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  • 65off the beaten track or path — idi off the beaten track or path, out of the ordinary; not well known; unusual …

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  • 66lose out to — BE DEFEATED BY, be beaten by, suffer defeat at the hands of, lose to, be conquered by, be vanquished by, be trounced by, be worsted by, be beaten into second place by; informal go down to, be bested by. → lose …

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  • 67pull out — {v. phr.} 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously. * /The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied territories./ 2. To leave (said about trains). * /The train pulled out of Grand Central Station just as the foreign students got there./ 3.… …

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  • 68pull out — {v. phr.} 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously. * /The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied territories./ 2. To leave (said about trains). * /The train pulled out of Grand Central Station just as the foreign students got there./ 3.… …

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  • 69To give out — Give Give, v. i. 1. To give a gift or gifts. [1913 Webster] 2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet. [1913 Webster] 3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] Bacon . [1913 Webster] 4. To move; …

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  • 70And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place — Infobox Television episode Title = And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place Series = Babylon 5 Caption = Season = 3 Episode = 20 Airdate = 14 October 1996 8 September 1996 (UK) Production = 320 Writer = J. Michael Straczynski Director = David… …

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