- time something out
- (of a computer or a program) cancel an operation automatically because a predefined interval of time has passed.→ time
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time something out
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find something out — (or find out about something) discover a fact he hadn t time to find out what was bothering her … Useful english dictionary
get something out of one's system — {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system./ 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an… … Dictionary of American idioms
get something out of one's system — {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system./ 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an… … Dictionary of American idioms
put something out of your mind — put someone/something out of your mind phrase to try to forget about someone or something unpleasant, even if only for a short time Just try to put the problem out of your mind. Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: mind * … Useful english dictionary
spin something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, drag out, string out, extend, carry on, continue; fill out, pad out; archaic wire draw. → spin * * * make something last as long as possible they seem keen to spin out the debate through their speeches and… … Useful english dictionary
wash something out — 1) clean the inside of something with water 2) wash something, esp. a garment, quickly or briefly I don t have time to wash a blouse out every night 3) usu. be washed out cause an event to be postponed or canceled because of rain the game was… … Useful english dictionary
ride something out — come safely through something, esp. a storm or a period of danger or difficulty the fleet had ridden out the storm * * * ˌride sthˈout derived to manage to survive a difficult situation or time without having to make great changes • Do you think… … Useful english dictionary
break something out — informal open and start using something it was time to break out the champagne … 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
mail something out — ˌmail sthˈout derived to send out a large number of letters, etc. at the same time • The brochures were mailed out last week. Main entry: ↑mailderived … Useful english dictionary
