try something out (on somebody)
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have something out with somebody — ˌhave sth ˈout (with sb) derived to try to settle a disagreement by discussing or arguing about it openly • I need to have it out with her once and for all. Main entry: ↑havederived … Useful english dictionary
try out — verb 1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (Freq. 8) This approach has been tried with good results Test this recipe • Syn: ↑test, ↑prove, ↑try, ↑examine, ↑essay … Useful english dictionary
try — try1 W1S1 [traı] v past tense and past participle tried present participle trying third person singular tries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attempt)¦ 2¦(test/use)¦ 3¦(food/drink)¦ 4¦(try to find somebody/something)¦ 5¦(door/window)¦ 6¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
Something Fresh — Infobox Book name = Something Fresh title orig = translator = image caption= author = P. G. Wodehouse cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Comic novel publisher = Methuen release date = September 16 1915… … Wikipedia
sound out — verb 1. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way She pronounces French words in a funny way I cannot say zip wire Can the child sound out this complicated word? • Syn: ↑pronounce, ↑articulate, ↑enounce, ↑enunciate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shut out — verb prevent from entering; shut out (Freq. 3) The trees were shutting out all sunlight This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑keep out, ↑shut • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ferret out — verb search and discover through persistent investigation (Freq. 1) She ferreted out the truth • Syn: ↑ferret • Hypernyms: ↑discover, ↑find • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
blot out — verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (Freq. 6) a hidden message a veiled threat • Syn: ↑obscure, ↑obliterate, ↑veil, ↑hide • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
make out — verb 1. detect with the senses (Freq. 8) The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards I can t make out the faces in this photograph • Syn: ↑spot, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑distinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reach out — verb 1. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense (Freq. 4) Government reaches out to the people • Syn: ↑reach • See Also: ↑reach out (for: ↑reach) … Useful english dictionary
