to be out to do sth
41look out for something — ˌlook ˈout for sb/sth derived 1. to try to avoid sth bad happening or doing sth bad Syn: ↑watch out • You should look out for pickpockets. • Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work. 2 …
42sell 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… …
43splash out (on something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • …
44splash something out (on something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • …
45splash something out (for something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • …
46get something out of something — ˌget sth ˈout of sb/sth derived to gain or obtain sth good from sb/sth • She seems to get a lot out of life. • He always gets the best out of people. Main entry: ↑getderived …
47sound somebody out (about something) — ˌsound sbˈout (about/on sth) | ˌsound sthˈout derived to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way • I wanted to sound him out about a job. • They decided to sound out her interest in the project. Main entry:… …
48sound somebody out (on something) — ˌsound sbˈout (about/on sth) | ˌsound sthˈout derived to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way • I wanted to sound him out about a job. • They decided to sound out her interest in the project. Main entry:… …
49sound something out — ˌsound sbˈout (about/on sth) | ˌsound sthˈout derived to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way • I wanted to sound him out about a job. • They decided to sound out her interest in the project. Main entry:… …
50set sth forth — UK US set sth forth Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► FORMAL SET STH OUT(Cf. ↑set sth out): »The investment results set forth below we …
