- do someone out of
- informaldeprive someone of (something) in an underhand or unfair way.→ do
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
do someone out of
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knock (someone) out — 1. to hit someone so that they become unconscious. His fall from the ladder knocked him out. 2. to remove someone from a competition. A loss in today s game will knock us out of the playoffs. 3. to cause someone to go to sleep. I didn t realize… … New idioms dictionary
kick someone out of — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
kick (someone) out — (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually someone is kicked out… … New idioms dictionary
sound someone out — sound (someone) out to carefully discover what someone thinks or knows. I thought it might be good to sound him out about having you come to work for us. His policy was to sound out top business leaders before making any new economic proposals.… … New idioms dictionary
rub someone out — rub (someone) out to kill someone. She got into serious trouble when she ran an ad that said, “Looking for someone to rub out your Ex?” as a joke. Usage notes: generally used when referring to criminals who employ someone to kill an enemy … New idioms dictionary
shut (someone) out — 1. to prevent a competitor from scoring any points. The Braves shut out the Dodgers today, 7–0. 2. to prevent someone from being a part of something. She shut him out of her world and had nothing to do with him. A group of African American… … New idioms dictionary
bail someone out — bail (someone) out to help someone out of a difficult situation by providing money. When the airlines began to fail, they asked the government to bail them out. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bail out (= to use a container to remove… … New idioms dictionary
feel someone out — feel (someone) out to try to find out someone s opinions or thoughts without being obvious. Why don t you feel them out to see if they ll invite me too? I need time to feel out the boss before asking for more money … New idioms dictionary
ace someone out — tv. to maneuver someone out; to win out over someone. (See also aced; ace.) □ I plan to ace you out in the first lap. CD Martha aced out Rebecca to win the first place trophy … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
boot someone out — tv. to throw someone out; to kick someone out. □ Are you going to boot me out? CD I don’t boot out anybody. John does that. Bruno, come here … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
punch someone out — tv. to knock someone out. (See also punch someone’s lights out.) □ He threatened to punch me out. CD The thug punched out the cop and ran down an alley … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
