- single someone/thing out
- choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.→ single
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
single someone/thing out
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single — adjective 1》 only one; not one of several. ↘regarded as distinct from others in a group. ↘[with negative] even one (used for emphasis): they didn t receive a single reply. ↘designed or suitable for one person. 2》 not involved in a… … English new terms dictionary
thing — /TIN/ noun 1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT (C) anything that you can think of as a single item, for example an idea, an action, a feeling, or a fact: The important thing is for us to tell the truth. | What a stupid thing to do. | A horrible thing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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single — [[t]sɪ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] ♦ singles, singling, singled 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing. A single shot rang out... Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day … English dictionary
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single — ► ADJECTIVE 1) only one; not one of several. 2) designed or suitable for one person. 3) consisting of one part. 4) regarded as distinct from others in a group. 5) even one: not a single mention. 6) not involved in an established romantic or… … English terms dictionary
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