wait out the storm

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• wait out — ˌwait ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wait out he/she/it waits out present participle waiting out past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• wait out something — wait out (something) to allow time to go past until something happens or ends. Should we leave now or wait out the storm? …   New idioms dictionary

• wait out — (something) to allow time to go past until something happens or ends. Should we leave now or wait out the storm? …   New idioms dictionary

• wait out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wait out : present tense I/you/we/they wait out he/she/it waits out present participle waiting out past tense waited out past participle waited out to stay where you are until something ends, usually something …   English dictionary

• wait out — transitive verb Date: 1849 to await an end to < wait the storm out > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wait out — phr verb Wait out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑storm …   Collocations dictionary

• The Outcasts of Poker Flat — (1869) is a short story written by renowned author of the American West Bret Harte. This story is a good example of regionalism and local color during the Gilded Generation. His compelling combination of realism and sentimentality offers readers… …   Wikipedia

• wait something out — ˌwait sthˈout derived to wait until an unpleasant event has finished • We sheltered in a doorway to wait out the storm. Main entry: ↑waitderived …   Useful english dictionary

• storm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period of bad weather ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, big, devastating, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, killer (informal, esp. AmE), major …   Collocations dictionary

• wait — wait1 W1S1 [weıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not go/start something)¦ 2¦(something has not happened)¦ 3 wait a minute/second/moment etc 4 somebody can t wait/can hardly wait 5 something can/can t wait 6 wait and see 7 wait until/till ... 8 be waiting (for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English