want something out of somebody
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want something from of somebody — want sth from/out of sth/sb derived to hope to get sth from a particular experience or person • I had to discover what I really wanted out of life. • What do you want from me? Main entry: ↑wantderived … Useful english dictionary
drag something out of somebody — ˌdrag sth ˈout of sb derived to make sb say sth they do not want to say • We dragged a confession out of him. Main entry: ↑dragderived … Useful english dictionary
beat something out of somebody — ˌbeat sth ˈout of sb derived to hit sb until they tell you what you want to know Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful english dictionary
want — want1 W1S1 [wɔnt US wo:nt, wa:nt] v [not usually in progressive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(desire)¦ 2¦(need)¦ 3¦(offer)¦ 4¦(should)¦ 5 what do you want? 6¦(ask for somebody)¦ 7¦(lack)¦ 8 if you want 9 who wants ...? … Dictionary of contemporary English
Somebody Else's Problem — (also known as Someone else s problem or SEP ) is an effect that causes people to ignore matters which are generally important to a group but may not seem specifically important to the individual. Author Douglas Adams s description of the effect … Wikipedia
Something — Single infobox Name = Something Artist = The Beatles from Album = Abbey Road A side = Something Come Together (U.S.) B side = Come Together (U.K.) Released = 31 October 1969 (UK) Format = 7 Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 25 February 1969 Genre =… … Wikipedia
knock out — verb 1. eliminate (Freq. 4) knock out a target • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑eliminate, ↑get rid of, ↑do away with • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
rule out — verb 1. make impossible, especially beforehand (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑preclude, ↑close out • Derivationally related forms: ↑preclusive (for: ↑preclude) … Useful english dictionary
leave out — verb 1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted (Freq. 3) The bad results were excluded from the report Leave off the top piece • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑except, ↑leave off, ↑omit, ↑take out … Useful english dictionary
