- wait out something
- wait out (something)
to allow time to go past until something happens or ends.
Should we leave now or wait out the storm?
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wait out something
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wait out — ˌwait ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wait out he/she/it waits out present participle waiting out past tense … Useful english dictionary
wait out — (something) to allow time to go past until something happens or ends. Should we leave now or wait out the storm? … 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
wait out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wait out : present tense I/you/we/they wait out he/she/it waits out present participle waiting out past tense waited out past participle waited out to stay where you are until something ends, usually something … English dictionary
stake out (something) — 1. to claim something belongs to you. To avoid a long wait to eat lunch, one of you stakes out a table and the other gets the food. Lars staked out a cot in a third floor bedroom and tried to make it seem like his own space. 2. to secretly watch… … New idioms dictionary
sweat out something — sweat out (something) to anxiously wait for something. I sent in my application and now I have to sweat out the two months until I get an answer. We really had to sweat it out because it wasn t clear until the end that we would actually win … New idioms dictionary
The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild — Infobox Album | Name = The Trees Are Dead Dried Out... Wait for Something Wild Type = studio Artist = SikTh Released = August 18 2003 (UK) Recorded = 2003 Genre = Progressive metal Mathcore Length = 60:33 Label = Gut Records (UK) Producer = Colin … Wikipedia
The Wait Out — Infobox Television episode Title = The Wait Out Series = Seinfeld Caption = Jerry trying to pull the tight dungarees off Kramer. Season = 7 Episode = 133 Airdate = May 9, 1996 Production = Writer = Matt Selman Peter Mehlman Director = Andy… … Wikipedia
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 someone 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
