last out

last out
last out
to hold out; to endure. •

How long can you last out?

I don't think we can last out much longer without food and water.

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{v.} 1. To be enough until the end of. * /There is enough food in the house to last out the snowstorm./ * /Our candies won't last out the night./ 2. To continue to the end of; continue to live after; live or go through. * /The old man is dying; he won't last out the night./ * /This car will never last out the winter./ Compare: HOLD OUT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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