to+do+someone+out+of

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• leave someone out in the cold — phrase to deliberately not include someone in an activity or group If Britain does not work with the rest of Europe, it could be left out in the cold. Thesaurus: to not include something or someonesynonym Main entry: cold * * * leave (someone)… …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone out to pasture — phrase humorous to make someone leave their job because they are considered to be too old I’m not ready to be put out to pasture just yet! Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• laugh someone out of court — see under ↑laugh • • • Main Entry: ↑court laugh someone out of court To prevent someone getting a hearing by ridicule • • • Main Entry: ↑laugh * * * laugh someone/​something out of court phrase if you laugh someone or something out of court, you… …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone out to grass — informal phrase to force someone to leave a job because they are old and no longer useful Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym Main entry: grass * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• knock (someone) out — 1. to hit someone so that they become unconscious. His fall from the ladder knocked him out. 2. to remove someone from a competition. A loss in today s game will knock us out of the playoffs. 3. to cause someone to go to sleep. I didn t realize… …   New idioms dictionary

• do someone out of something — {v.}, {informal} To cause to lose by trickery or cheating. * /The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• do someone out of something — {v.}, {informal} To cause to lose by trickery or cheating. * /The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• frighten someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• scare someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• kick someone out of somewhere — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… …   New idioms dictionary

• kick someone out of — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… …   New idioms dictionary