I have time and he doesn't, so I'll wait him out until he agrees to sell the business to me.
She hoped to wait out her opponent, but that has not worked.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
see someone out — see (someone) out to go to the door with someone who is leaving. Wait just a second, I ll see you out. Please don t get up. I can see myself out … New idioms dictionary
wait out — wait (someone) out to allow time to go past until someone does something. I have time and he doesn t, so I ll wait him out until he agrees to sell the business to me. She hoped to wait out her opponent, but that has not worked … New idioms dictionary
lay someone out — 1. tv. to scold someone severely. (See also laid out.) □ Don’t lay me out! I didn’t do it! CD She really laid out the guy but good. What did he do, rob a bank? 2. tv. to knock someone down with a punch. □ I can’t wait to get into that ring and… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wait — I UK [weɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms wait : present tense I/you/we/they wait he/she/it waits present participle waiting past tense waited past participle waited *** 1) a) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something… … English dictionary
wait — {{11}}wait (n.) early 13c., a watcher, onlooker, from O.N.Fr. wait, O.Fr. gaite, from gaitier (see WAIT (Cf. wait) (v.)). From late 14c. as an ambush, a trap (as in lie in wait). {{12}}wait (v.) c.1200, to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait… … Etymology dictionary
wait — [wāt] vi. [ME waiten < NormFr waitier < Frank * wahten, to guard, akin to OHG wahta, a guard, watch: for IE base see WAKE1] 1. to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation (until something expected happens or for someone to… … English World dictionary
wait in — ˌwait ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wait in he/she/it waits in present participle waiting in past tense … Useful english dictionary
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