- weed out someone
- weed out (someone/something)
to remove someone or something not wanted.
The school needs to weed out wasteful spending.
You need to be able to weed people out if they can't do a good job.
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weed out someone
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weed out something — weed out (someone/something) to remove someone or something not wanted. The school needs to weed out wasteful spending. You need to be able to weed people out if they can t do a good job … New idioms dictionary
weed out — (someone/something) to remove someone or something not wanted. The school needs to weed out wasteful spending. You need to be able to weed people out if they can t do a good job … New idioms dictionary
weed out — verb remove unwanted elements (Freq. 2) The company weeded out the incompetent people The new law weeds out the old inequities • Syn: ↑comb out • Derivationally related forms: ↑comb out (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
weed something/someone out — ISOLATE, separate out, sort out, sift out, winnow out, filter out, set apart, segregate; eliminate, get rid of, remove; informal lose. → weed … Useful english dictionary
weed — weed1 [wi:d] n [: Old English; Origin: weod] 1.) a wild plant growing where it is not wanted that prevents crops or garden flowers from growing properly ▪ the constant battle against weeds 2.) [U] a plant without flowers that grows on water in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
weed — I UK [wiːd] / US [wɪd] noun Word forms weed : singular weed plural weeds * 1) a) [countable] a plant that grows easily and is usually found in places where you do not want it The garden was overgrown with weeds. A chemical weedkiller can be used… … English dictionary
weed — 1 noun 1 (C) a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and that prevents crops or garden flowers from growing properly 2 (U) a plant without flowers that grows on water in a large green floating mass 3 (C) BrE informal someone who is weak:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
root out — verb 1. pull up by or as if by the roots (Freq. 1) uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden • Syn: ↑uproot, ↑extirpate, ↑deracinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑deracination ( … Useful english dictionary
Advising someone — There are many ways of giving someone advice. In conversation, or in informal writing such as letters to friends, you can use I should , I would , or I d . I have someone here for you. I should come and pick him up straight away. I would try to… … Useful english dictionary
advising someone — There are many ways of giving someone advice. In conversation, or in informal writing such as letters to friends, you can use I should , I would , or I d . I have someone here for you. I should come and pick him up straight away. I would try to… … Useful english dictionary
