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  • 71fit something out — ˌfit sb/sthˈout/ˈup (with sth) derived to supply sb/sth with all the equipment, clothes, food, etc. they need Syn: ↑equip • to fit out a ship before a long voyage • The room has been fitted out with a stove and a sink …

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  • 72go out of somebody — ˌgo ˈout of sb/sth derived (of a quality or a feeling) to be no longer present in sb/sth; to disappear from sb/sth • All the fight seemed to go out of him. • The heat has gone out of the argument. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 73rig somebody out (in something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …

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  • 74rig something out (in something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …

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  • 75rig yourself out (in something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …

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  • 76rig somebody out (with something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …

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  • 77rig something out (with something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …

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  • 78rig yourself out (with something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …

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  • 79wriggle out of something of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 80give something out — DISTRIBUTE, issue, hand out, pass round, dispense; dole out, dish out, mete out; allocate, allot, share out. → give * * * distribute or broadcast something I ve been giving out leaflets * * * ˌgive sthˈout …

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