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  • 1squeeze sb/sth out — UK US squeeze sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their… …

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  • 2fit sb/sth out — UK US fit sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with fit({{}}/fɪt/ verb (fitting, fitted, US usually fit) ► to provide someone or something with all of the things that will be needed: »They fitted the factory out for the production of light bulbs. »The… …

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  • 3rule sb/sth out — Ⅰ. UK US rule sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with rule({{}}/ruːl/ verb ► to decide or state that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable: »The management seems to have ruled him out as a candidate for… …

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  • 4clean sb/sth out — Ⅰ. UK US clean sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with clean({{}}/kliːn/ verb ► INFORMAL to take or spend all of someone s or something s money: »When dotcom companies collapsed, many investors were cleaned out. »Identity thieves cleaned out customer… …

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  • 5bail sb/sth out — UK US bail sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb/sth out) ► to help a person or organization that is in financial difficulty: »Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out… …

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  • 6drive sb/sth out — UK US drive sb/sth out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with drive({{}}/draɪv/ verb [T] (drove, driven) ► to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something: »Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties.… …

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  • 7hire sb/sth out — UK US hire sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with hire({{}}/haɪər/ verb [T] mainly UK ► COMMERCE to arrange for another person or company to use someone s services or something in return for payment: »During the daytime, the studio is hired out in order to …

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  • 8edge sb/sth out — UK US edge sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with edge({{}}/edʒ/ verb [I or T] ► to do better than another person or company when you are competing against them: »The Dublin based property investor is reported to be preferred bidder, edging out… …

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  • 9leave sb/sth out — UK US leave sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with leave({{}}/liːv/ verb (past tense and past participle left /left/) ► to not include someone or something: »I ve made a list of names I hope I haven t left anyone out …

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  • 10pull sb/sth out — UK US pull sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with pull({{}}/pʊl/ verb [T] ► to remove someone or something from an activity: »We can cut project costs by pulling out all non essential staff …

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