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Examples:a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising—lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out a third party—making a deer out be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation—seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value—carry out official duties and observe the law—safe and sound (idiom); come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)—the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)—wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)—take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it)—spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous—fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given the local commander in a brocade bag)—lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value—be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)—go out (of fire, lamp, stove, cigarette etc)—mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square)—a home where the kids have grown up and moved out—standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding—eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness—add firewood put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse—Thank you for having gone out of your way help me.—tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force—Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head—(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc—the whole nest came out (idiom); turn out in full strength—fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)—point out mistakes or weak points for correction—Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.—out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits—lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out—fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. feel obliged to speak out candidly—empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything leave nothing for the enemy—take out (relates food bought at a restaurant)—single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)—Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved Soviet Union from 1956—unable sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) [idiom.]—lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out a third party—lit. fight it out with sb to see who is best [idiom.]— |