If you buy a house, you must take out fire insurance to protect you from loss.
He took a loan out to buy the car.
The army took out the bridges and roads surrounding the city.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
take out — verb 1. cause to leave (Freq. 7) The teacher took the children out of the classroom • Syn: ↑move out, ↑remove • Hyponyms: ↑clear, ↑call in, ↑estrange … Useful english dictionary
take out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you take something out, you remove it permanently from its place. [V n P] I got an abscess so he took the tooth out... [V P n (not pron)] When you edit the tape you can take out the giggles. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you take out… … English dictionary
take out — take (someone/something) out to kill a person or group. With automatic fire, you can take out a whole enemy squad … New idioms dictionary
take out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take out : present tense I/you/we/they take out he/she/it takes out present participle taking out past tense took out past participle taken out 1) to remove something from a pocket, bag etc Henry took out his… … English dictionary
Take Out — Infobox Film name = Take Out caption = Mary Ann Emerson director = Jonathan Budine producer = Bill Hall Jonathan Budine Co Producer Jim Welsh writer = Bill Hall starring = Mary Ann Emerson Alexis Suarez Debbie Rochon music = Ray Nissen… … Wikipedia
take out — /ˌteɪk aυt/ verb 1. to remove something ● She’s taken all the money out of her account. 2. ♦ to take out a patent for an invention to apply for and receive a patent ♦ to take out insurance against theft to pay a premium to an insurance company,… … Dictionary of banking and finance
dish out something — dish out (something) to give something too freely and in large amounts. The mayor was famous for dishing out political favors to his pals. Usage notes: often it is criticism or unfriendly remarks that are dished out: She dished out insults as… … New idioms dictionary
ferret out something — ferret out (something) to discover something after careful searching. Officials say they will ferret out abuses in the welfare program. If you re looking for owners of abandoned property, it can take years to ferret them out … New idioms dictionary
spin out something — spin out (something) to give the details of a story or idea. LaRouche liked to spin out crazy theories all the time. We were dazzled by his ability to take a simple idea and spin it out into something amazing … New idioms dictionary
To take out — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
