edge something out of something
- edge something out of something
edge something out of something & edge something out†
to move something out of something very carefully, bit by bit. •
Sam edged the control rod out of the reactor, using the remote control device.
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Mary edged the car out of the parking place.
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Carefully, she edged out the car.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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