get-out

[ get-out ]

/ ˈgɛtˌaʊt /

noun

Commerce. the break-even point.

Chiefly British. a method or maneuver used to escape a difficult or embarrassing situation; cop-out: The scoundrel has used that get-out once too often.

Idioms for get-out

as all get-out, Informal. in the extreme; to the utmost degree: Once his mind is made up, he can be stubborn as all get-out.

Origin of get-out

First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase get out

Words nearby get-out

get on someone's nerves, get on the bandwagon, get on the stick, get onto, get on with it, get-out, get out from under, get out of, get out of one's face, get out of one's system, get out of someone's sight

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Example sentences from the Web for get-out

I aint goin to have you actin like all get-out, just because Chalmys went and married the gal he loved, disappointin you, thereby.
Polly and Her Friends Abroad|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
D' yu' reckon they find joyful digestion in this swallo'-an'-get-out trough?
The Virginian|Owen Wister
She called from back of a curtain, and when I got into the parlour she had them on, pleased as all get-out.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
He's a good man, too; an awful good man and capable as all get-out when he's sober.
The Portygee|Joseph Crosby Lincoln

If we want to beat Boxer Hall weve got to do some tall hustling, and practice like all get-out!
The Eight-Oared Victors|Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for get-out

get out

verb (adverb)

to leave or escape or cause to leave or escape: used in the imperative when dismissing a person

to make or become known; publish or be published

(tr) to express with difficulty

(tr often foll by of) to extract (information or money) (from a person)to get a confession out of a criminal

(tr) to gain or receive something, esp something of significance or valueyou get out of life what you put into it

(foll by of) to avoid or cause to avoidshe always gets out of swimming

(tr) to solve (a puzzle or problem) successfully

cricket to dismiss or be dismissed

noun get-out

an escape, as from a difficult situation

theatre the process of moving out of a theatre the scenery, props, and costumes after a production

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Idioms and Phrases with get-out

get out

Leave, escape, as in With good conduct he'll get out of prison in a few months, or In case of a fire, we just want to get out alive. [c. 1300] This phrase is also used as an imperative, ordering someone to depart. For example, Get out! You've no business being in here. [c. 1700] Also see get out of, def. 1.

Become known, as in Somehow the secret got out. [Late 1800s] Also see out in the open.

get something out. Publish something, as in Once we get out the newsletter, we can concentrate on other projects. [Late 1700s]

Produce a sound, as in The singer had a sore throat and could hardly get out a note. [First half of 1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with get out.

单词	get-out
释义	get-out [ get-out ] / ˈgɛtˌaʊt / noun Commerce. the break-even point. Chiefly British. a method or maneuver used to escape a difficult or embarrassing situation; cop-out: The scoundrel has used that get-out once too often. Idioms for get-out as all get-out, Informal. in the extreme; to the utmost degree: Once his mind is made up, he can be stubborn as all get-out. Origin of get-out First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase get out Words nearby get-out get on someone's nerves, get on the bandwagon, get on the stick, get onto, get on with it, get-out, get out from under, get out of, get out of one's face, get out of one's system, get out of someone's sight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for get-out I aint goin to have you actin like all get-out, just because Chalmys went and married the gal he loved, disappointin you, thereby. Polly and Her Friends Abroad\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy D' yu' reckon they find joyful digestion in this swallo'-an'-get-out trough? The Virginian\|Owen Wister She called from back of a curtain, and when I got into the parlour she had them on, pleased as all get-out. Somewhere in Red Gap\|Harry Leon Wilson He's a good man, too; an awful good man and capable as all get-out when he's sober. The Portygee\|Joseph Crosby Lincoln If we want to beat Boxer Hall weve got to do some tall hustling, and practice like all get-out! The Eight-Oared Victors\|Lester Chadwick British Dictionary definitions for get-out get out verb (adverb) to leave or escape or cause to leave or escape: used in the imperative when dismissing a person to make or become known; publish or be published (tr) to express with difficulty (tr often foll by of) to extract (information or money) (from a person)to get a confession out of a criminal (tr) to gain or receive something, esp something of significance or valueyou get out of life what you put into it (foll by of) to avoid or cause to avoidshe always gets out of swimming (tr) to solve (a puzzle or problem) successfully cricket to dismiss or be dismissed noun get-out an escape, as from a difficult situation theatre the process of moving out of a theatre the scenery, props, and costumes after a production Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with get-out get out 1 Leave, escape, as in With good conduct he'll get out of prison in a few months, or In case of a fire, we just want to get out alive. [c. 1300] This phrase is also used as an imperative, ordering someone to depart. For example, Get out! You've no business being in here. [c. 1700] Also see get out of, def. 1. 2 Become known, as in Somehow the secret got out. [Late 1800s] Also see out in the open. 3 get something out. Publish something, as in Once we get out the newsletter, we can concentrate on other projects. [Late 1700s] 4 Produce a sound, as in The singer had a sore throat and could hardly get out a note. [First half of 1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with get out. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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