bring out something

bring out something
bring out (something) to make something obvious.

Sometimes a crisis brings the best out in people.

Oil polish brings out the grain of this beautiful old wood.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • bring out — (something) to make something obvious. Sometimes a crisis brings the best out in people. Oil polish brings out the grain of this beautiful old wood …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring out — verb 1. make visible (Freq. 9) Summer brings out bright clothes He brings out the best in her • Syn: ↑uncover, ↑unveil, ↑reveal • Hypernyms: ↑show …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring out the worst in — ◇ If someone or something brings out the worst in you, that person or thing causes you to use or show your worst qualities. She seems to bring out the worst in him. I think competition brings out the worst in people. Drinking brings out the worst …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring out the best in — ◇ If someone or something brings out the best in you, that person or thing helps you to use or show your best qualities. She seems to bring out the best in him. Performing in front of an audience brings out the best in me. [=I perform better when …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring out : present tense I/you/we/they bring out he/she/it brings out present participle bringing out past tense brought out past participle brought out 1) to produce a new product and start to sell it The… …   English dictionary

  • bring out in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring out in : present tense I/you/we/they bring out in he/she/it brings out in present participle bringing out in past tense brought out in past participle brought out in bring someone out in something to… …   English dictionary

  • bring out — 1) PHRASAL VERB When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or record, they produce it and put it on sale. [V P n (not pron)] A journalist all his life, he s now brought out a book. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB… …   English dictionary

  • bring out — verb a) To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality. The herbs really bring out the full flavour of the lamb. b) To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out. She brings out the best in him …   Wiktionary

  • fill out something — fill out (something) to provide information on paper or on a computer. Please fill out the form before you call for an appointment. Print the document, fill it out, and bring it with you …   New idioms dictionary

  • sing out (something) — 1. to shout or call loudly. He d bring his daughters hot chocolate in their tent, singing out, “Time to get up!” 2. to make known. Adler tried in a scholarly way to sing out the joys of studying philosophy …   New idioms dictionary

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