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• weird somebody out — ˌweird sb ˈout derived (informal) to seem strange or worrying to sb and make them feel uncomfortable • The whole concept really weirds me out. • I have nothing to do and it weirds me out. • …   Useful english dictionary

• creep somebody out — ˌcreep sb ˈout derived (creeped, creeped)(NAmE, informal) to make sb feel afraid, uncomfortable or disgusted • He said the empty streets creeped him out …   Useful english dictionary

• let somebody out — ˌlet sb ˈout derived to make sb stop feeling that they are involved in sth or have to do sth • They think the attacker was very tall so that lets you out. related noun ↑let out Main entry: ↑letderived …   Useful english dictionary

• snap somebody out of it — ˌsnap ˈout of it/sth | ˌsnap sb ˈout of it/sth idiom no passive (informal) to make an effort to stop feeling unhappy or depressed; to help sb to stop feeling unhappy • You ve been depressed for weeks. It s time you snapped out of it. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• tire somebody out — ˌtire sb/yourself ˈout derived to make sb/yourself feel very tired • That walk has tired me out. • Pace yourself or you ll tire yourself out in the first half of the race. see also ↑tired Main entry: ↑tire …   Useful english dictionary

• wear somebody out — ˌwear yourself/sb ˈout derived to make yourself/sb feel very tired • The kids have totally worn me out. • You ll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard. Main entry: ↑wearderived …   Useful english dictionary

• fling somebody out — ˌfling sbˈout derived (BrE, informal) to make sb leave a place suddenly Syn: throw out Main entry: ↑fling …   Useful english dictionary

• gross somebody out — ˌgross sb ˈout derived (NAmE, informal) to be very unpleasant and make sb feel disgusted Syn: ↑disgust • His bad breath really grossed me out …   Useful english dictionary

• miss somebody out — ˌmiss sb/sthˈout derived (BrE) to fail to include sb/sth in sth Syn: ↑omit • I ll just read through the form again to make sure I haven t missed anything out. Main entry: ↑miss …   Useful english dictionary

• strike somebody out — ˌstrike ˈout | ˌstrike sbˈout derived (in ↑baseball) to fail to hit the ball three times and therefore not be allowed to continue hitting; to make sb do this related noun ↑strikeout Main entry: ↑strikederived …   Useful english dictionary