Fall out
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1. fall out (of) p.v. When you fall from or through something that is above ground level to the ground below, youfall out orfall out of it.
Did hefall out or was he pushed?
I found a baby bird that hadfallen out of its nest.
2. fall out (withIover) p.v. When youfall out with people, you become upset or angry with them. When two peoplefall out over something, they become upset or angry with each other because of a disagreement about that thing.
Alfonsofell out with his sister when he criticized her husband.
Melanie and Sarah started a company, but theyfell out over who would be president and who would be vice-president.
falling-out n. When people have afalling-out, they become upset or angry with each other and no longer have friendly relations.
The manager of the baseball team quit after he had afalling-out with the owner.
Go out
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1. go out (of) p.v. When people or things leave a place, room, or house that you are in, theygo out orgo out of it.Come in is the opposite ofgo out.
I'm trying to study —go out and play in the backyard.
Nancy was so sick that she didn'tgo out of the house for a week.
2. go out (to) p.v. When people leave a city where you are andgo out to a place outside the city, they travel to that place.
Last weekend wewent out to Jim's cabin on the lake.
This Thanksgiving I'm going togo out to my brother's house.
3. go out p.v. When something that is burninggoes out, it stops burning because it has no more fuel or because something, such as water or lack of oxygen, has caused it to stop burning.
The campfirewent out during the night.
The forest fire didn'tgo out until it started to rain.
4. go out p.v. When an electrical lightgoes out, it stops producing light because it is no longer receiving power.
The lights in the barracksgo out every night at 10:00.
When the old tree fell on the power lines, every light in townwent out.
5. go out (with) p.v. When two people with a romantic interest in each othergo out,they go together to a place of entertainment in order to have fun and spend time together.
Mike's nervous — he'sgoing out with Heather tonight.
Sally and Jimwent out for three years before they qot married.
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1. leave... out p.v. When youleave people or thingsout, you accidentally or deliberately do not include them in a group.
The directorleft out several parts of the book when she made the film.
Tell me the entire story from beginning to end. Don'tleave anythingout.
left out part.adj. When you feelleft out, you feel ignored and unappreciated by others in a group.
No one talked to Jerry at the party. He just sat in the corner feelingleft out.