to be out to do sth

  • 111come out to sth — UK US come out at/to sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► to be a particular amount or number after a mathematical calculation: »A 10 month program costs $2,000, which comes out to $50 a week …

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  • 112bluff your way out — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …

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  • 113bluff your way out of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …

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  • 114bluff your way out through something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …

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  • 115eat your heart out (for somebody) — eat your ˈheart out (for sb/sth) idiom (especially BrE) to feel very unhappy, especially because you want sb/sth you cannot have • I m not going to mope at home, eating my heart out for some man. Main entry: ↑eatidiom …

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  • 116eat your heart out (for something) — eat your ˈheart out (for sb/sth) idiom (especially BrE) to feel very unhappy, especially because you want sb/sth you cannot have • I m not going to mope at home, eating my heart out for some man. Main entry: ↑eatidiom …

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  • 117keep an eye out (for somebody) — keep an eye open/out (for sb/sth) idiom to look for sb/sth while you are doing other things • Police have asked residents to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 118keep an eye out (for something) — keep an eye open/out (for sb/sth) idiom to look for sb/sth while you are doing other things • Police have asked residents to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 119lose out to somebody — ˌlose ˈout to sb/sth derived (informal) to not get business, etc. that you expected or used to get because sb/sth else has taken it • Small businesses are losing out to the large chains. Main entry: ↑losederived …

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  • 120lose out to something — ˌlose ˈout to sb/sth derived (informal) to not get business, etc. that you expected or used to get because sb/sth else has taken it • Small businesses are losing out to the large chains. Main entry: ↑losederived …

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