lend out Idiom

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

a blowout

to win by a large score, no contest """Did the Flames win?"" ""Ya, 11-2. It was a blowout."""

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a falling out

a disagreement, a break in friendship Guy and Jean had a falling out. They argued about religion.

a handout

free food or money, freeload I'm not asking for a handout. I'll pay you back when I find work.

a wash-out

a failure, a lost cause No one attended the concert. It was a wash-out.

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

lend (something) out (to one)

To acquiesce addition to borrow or accomplish use of article temporarily. Normally not acclimated in advertence to money. Some linguists, abnormally in British English, accept that "lend" should alone be acclimated as a noun, while the actual verb is alone "lend." I can't appear aces you up tonight—I lent the car out to your brother. I chock-full lending my books out to accompany because I never get them back.Learn more: lend, out

lend something out (to someone)

to acquiesce addition to borrow something. I lent my cape out to a acquaintance who was activity to a dance, and now I haven't annihilation to abrasion to the opera. I lent out my archetype of the book. Sorry, I lent it out.Learn more: lend, out

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