out at elbows
out at elbows
reject or dismiss someone – informal
The image is of nudging someone aside in a rough or contemptuous manner.
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out and about
(of a person, especially after an illness) engaging in normal activity
out and away
by far
out for
having your interest or effort directed to
intent on
out-Herod Herod
behave with extreme cruelty or tyranny
Herod, the ruler of Judaea at the time of Jesus's birth and the man responsible for ordering the massacre of boy babies in his realm, was portrayed in medieval miracle plays as a blustering tyrant. The phrase is from Shakespeare's Hamlet : I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant. It out-herods Herod.
out of it
not used or included in something
astray or distant from the centre or heart of anything
extremely drunk – informal
out of order
not in normal sequence
(of a machine) not working
(of behaviour) improper or unacceptable – informal
out of pocket
having lost money in a transaction
pay out of pocket
pay for something with your own money - US
out to lunch
crazy and insane – informal
out with someone = out with something
an exhortation to expel or dismiss someone or something unwanted
out with it
say what you are thinking
1993 - Margaret Atwood - The Robber Bride – She would be so squirrelly with desire - out with it, lust, capital L, the best of the Seven Deadlies - that she’d scarcely be able to sit still.
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