do something out Brit.

do something out Brit.
do something out Brit.
informal
decorate or furnish a room or building in a particular way.
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  • count something out — Brit. procure the adjournment of the House of Commons when fewer than forty members are present. → count count something out take out items one by one, keeping a note of how many one takes. → count …   English new terms dictionary

  • figure something out — (informal) he tried to figure out how to switch on the lamp: WORK OUT, fathom, puzzle out, decipher, ascertain, make sense of, think through, get to the bottom of; understand, c …   Useful english dictionary

  • work something out — 1) work out what you can afford Syn: calculate, compute, reckon up, determine 2) I m trying to work out what she meant Syn: understand, comprehend, puzzle out, sort out, make sense of, get to the bottom of …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • work something out — 1 work out what you can afford: CALCULATE, compute, reckon up, determine. 2 I m trying to work out what she meant: UNDERSTAND, comprehend, puzzle out, sort out, make sense of …   Useful english dictionary

  • do something out — (Brit. informal) DECORATE, furnish, ornament, deck out, trick out; informal do up. → do * * * Brit., informal decorate or furnish a room or building in a particular style, color, or material the basement is done out in limed oak …   Useful english dictionary

  • look something out — Brit. search for and produce something I ve got a catalog somewhere and I ll look it out if you re interested …   Useful english dictionary

  • see something out — Brit. come to the end of a period of time or undertaking I could well see out my career in Italy * * * ˌsee sthˈout derived (not used in the progressive tenses) (BrE) to reach the end or last until the end of sth • They had enough fuel to see the …   Useful english dictionary

  • talk something out — Brit. (in Parliament) block the course of a bill by prolonging discussion to the time of adjournment * * * ˌtalk sthˈout derived to discuss sth thoroughly in order to make a decision, solve a problem, etc • We need to talk out the issue with the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • look something out — Brit. search for and produce something. → look …   English new terms dictionary

  • miss someone/something out — Brit. fail to include; omit. → miss …   English new terms dictionary

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