get-outn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɛtaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈɡɛˌdaʊt/

Forms: 1800s git-oot (English regional (northern)), 1800s– get-out, 1800s– git-out (U.S. regional).

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to get out at get v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to get out at get v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare also to get out of —— at get v. Phrasal verbs 2.

colloquial.

1. Chiefly British regional and U.S. regional. as (also like) (all) get-out: as is possible, as could possibly be.

ΚΠ

1831 Constellation 2 265/1 Up comes one of these fellowes as impudent as get-out.

1838 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches 12 We look as elegant and as beautiful as get out.

1854 A. L. Stimson Easy Nat xxix. 245 I'm as hungry as all git out!

1869 W. C. Hazlitt Eng. Prov. & Phr. 60 As common as get out. Cornw.

1881 J. Sargisson Joe Scoap's Jurneh 119 He glooart at meh as impident as git oot.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxviii. 325 We got to dig in like all git-out.

1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap v. 197 When I got into the parlour she had them on, pleased as all get-out.

1959 M. Steen Tower i. ii. 35 By then I was as drunk as all-get-out.

1967 V. Canning Python Project vii. 146 They looked as comfortable as all get-out.

1996 J. Doran Red Doran 92 These spars usually turned out to be as near the real thing as get out.

2008 New Yorker 3 Mar. 16/2 Michael Trusnovec, five feet ten inches tall, with red-gold hair, and strong as all getout.

a. A way out of a difficult position, an escape, a withdrawal; a means of avoiding something, an evasion. Cf. let-out n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape > means of evasion

starting-hole1531

loophole1664

loop1863

get-out1865

1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 140 ‘Wat's thau think on't, Butty?’ said Joe to me, evidently hard up for a safe ‘get-out’.

1899 E. W. Hornung Amateur Cracksman 115 I ask you, was there ever a better get-out?

1909 Westm. Gaz. 4 June 7/3 I'm entirely in your hands. I have got no get-out.

1928 Daily Express 14 Feb. 3 Everybody..agrees that this story..was what is described as a ‘get-out’.

1932 Economist 30 Jan. 221/2 An orderly ‘get-out’ from their German commitments.

1968 Listener 4 Jan. 27/2 The lads didn't know what they wanted to say and fell on the magic and mystery idea as an unanswerable get-out.

1996 J. Morgan Debrett's New Guide Etiquette & Mod. Manners 135 All locations..where there is to be a brief royal appearance will need to be cased by a detective, who will check all security arrangements and plan a get-out should there be a problem.

b. get-out clause n. chiefly British a clause in a contract, treaty, etc., specifying circumstances under which a party can be freed from all or some of the obligations of the agreement; frequently figurative and in extended use (= sense 2a).Cf. escape clause n. at escape n.¹ Compounds, getting-out clause n. at getting out n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [noun] > reservation, proviso

conditionc1315

preveance?1316

purview1442

proviso1443

provision1450

saving1478

forprise1530

cautel1541

caveat1579

postulate1588

cautiona1593

non obstante1604

reservation1606

unless1606

reservancy1630

salvo1642

reserve1644

stipulation1792

reserver1807

get-out clause1912

clausula rebus sic stantibus1939

escape clause1945

1912 Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept. 7/7 The suit is legally guaranteed to be entirely to your satisfaction, or you can have all your money back. There's no ‘get-out’ clause for me in this guarantee.

1939 Economist 8 July 55/2 There is no evidence that this omission [in speeches] does..represent an anxiety to retain a get-out clause.

1968 Financial Times 14 Feb. 11/2 Coral Browne..said a ‘get-out’ clause was inserted in her contract at her own insistence.

1997 Philos. Q. 47 421 The editor seems aware of the possible difficulty, and inserts a get-out clause in his introduction.

2009 S. Craven Ruthless Awakening viii. 125 I saw it as a convenient get-out clause—a means of escape from an impossible situation.

2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 May (Sport section) 3 The France international has four years to run on the contract..and Tottenham have repeatedly insisted there is no get-out clause in the deal.

3. Theatre. In full get-out figure. The total weekly cost of a theatrical production.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > a theatrical production > cost of production

get-out1947

1947 Theatre World Nov. 34/1 When the weekly take drops below £3,750, the Shuberts will evict their tenant...But there are few shows that have as low a get-out figure as £3,750...With changes of scenery, heavy lighting and costume rentals, star salaries, and above all, any form of musical activity, the costs begin to soar.

1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 54 In actual fact we should have been sitting pretty, as the get-out was only £663 a week.

1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 55 I was able to get the ‘get-out’ figure down to £500 a week.

1961 Times 3 Jan. 3/7 The ‘get-out’ for Brecht's Galileo (cast of 40) was £1,920 a week, for eight performances a week.

1997 V. Allen Hall Caine xiii. 192 Receipts fell short of the ‘get out’ figure and it was taken off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	get-out
释义	get-outn. Brit. /ˈɡɛtaʊt/, U.S. /ˈɡɛˌdaʊt/ Forms: 1800s git-oot (English regional (northern)), 1800s– get-out, 1800s– git-out (U.S. regional). Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to get out at get v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to get out at get v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare also to get out of —— at get v. Phrasal verbs 2. colloquial. 1. Chiefly British regional and U.S. regional. as (also like) (all) get-out: as is possible, as could possibly be. ΚΠ 1831 Constellation 2 265/1 Up comes one of these fellowes as impudent as get-out. 1838 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches 12 We look as elegant and as beautiful as get out. 1854 A. L. Stimson Easy Nat xxix. 245 I'm as hungry as all git out! 1869 W. C. Hazlitt Eng. Prov. & Phr. 60 As common as get out. Cornw. 1881 J. Sargisson Joe Scoap's Jurneh 119 He glooart at meh as impident as git oot. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxviii. 325 We got to dig in like all git-out. 1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap v. 197 When I got into the parlour she had them on, pleased as all get-out. 1959 M. Steen Tower i. ii. 35 By then I was as drunk as all-get-out. 1967 V. Canning Python Project vii. 146 They looked as comfortable as all get-out. 1996 J. Doran Red Doran 92 These spars usually turned out to be as near the real thing as get out. 2008 New Yorker 3 Mar. 16/2 Michael Trusnovec, five feet ten inches tall, with red-gold hair, and strong as all getout. 2. a. A way out of a difficult position, an escape, a withdrawal; a means of avoiding something, an evasion. Cf. let-out n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape > means of evasion starting-hole1531 loophole1664 loop1863 get-out1865 1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 140 ‘Wat's thau think on't, Butty?’ said Joe to me, evidently hard up for a safe ‘get-out’. 1899 E. W. Hornung Amateur Cracksman 115 I ask you, was there ever a better get-out? 1909 Westm. Gaz. 4 June 7/3 I'm entirely in your hands. I have got no get-out. 1928 Daily Express 14 Feb. 3 Everybody..agrees that this story..was what is described as a ‘get-out’. 1932 Economist 30 Jan. 221/2 An orderly ‘get-out’ from their German commitments. 1968 Listener 4 Jan. 27/2 The lads didn't know what they wanted to say and fell on the magic and mystery idea as an unanswerable get-out. 1996 J. Morgan Debrett's New Guide Etiquette & Mod. Manners 135 All locations..where there is to be a brief royal appearance will need to be cased by a detective, who will check all security arrangements and plan a get-out should there be a problem. b. get-out clause n. chiefly British a clause in a contract, treaty, etc., specifying circumstances under which a party can be freed from all or some of the obligations of the agreement; frequently figurative and in extended use (= sense 2a).Cf. escape clause n. at escape n.¹ Compounds, getting-out clause n. at getting out n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [noun] > reservation, proviso conditionc1315 preveance?1316 purview1442 proviso1443 provision1450 saving1478 forprise1530 cautel1541 caveat1579 postulate1588 cautiona1593 non obstante1604 reservation1606 unless1606 reservancy1630 salvo1642 reserve1644 stipulation1792 reserver1807 get-out clause1912 clausula rebus sic stantibus1939 escape clause1945 1912 Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept. 7/7 The suit is legally guaranteed to be entirely to your satisfaction, or you can have all your money back. There's no ‘get-out’ clause for me in this guarantee. 1939 Economist 8 July 55/2 There is no evidence that this omission [in speeches] does..represent an anxiety to retain a get-out clause. 1968 Financial Times 14 Feb. 11/2 Coral Browne..said a ‘get-out’ clause was inserted in her contract at her own insistence. 1997 Philos. Q. 47 421 The editor seems aware of the possible difficulty, and inserts a get-out clause in his introduction. 2009 S. Craven Ruthless Awakening viii. 125 I saw it as a convenient get-out clause—a means of escape from an impossible situation. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 May (Sport section) 3 The France international has four years to run on the contract..and Tottenham have repeatedly insisted there is no get-out clause in the deal. 3. Theatre. In full get-out figure. The total weekly cost of a theatrical production. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > a theatrical production > cost of production get-out1947 1947 Theatre World Nov. 34/1 When the weekly take drops below £3,750, the Shuberts will evict their tenant...But there are few shows that have as low a get-out figure as £3,750...With changes of scenery, heavy lighting and costume rentals, star salaries, and above all, any form of musical activity, the costs begin to soar. 1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 54 In actual fact we should have been sitting pretty, as the get-out was only £663 a week. 1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 55 I was able to get the ‘get-out’ figure down to £500 a week. 1961 Times 3 Jan. 3/7 The ‘get-out’ for Brecht's Galileo (cast of 40) was £1,920 a week, for eight performances a week. 1997 V. Allen Hall Caine xiii. 192 Receipts fell short of the ‘get out’ figure and it was taken off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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