- hatch an animal out
- hatch an animal out†to aid in releasing an animal from an egg. •
They hatched lots of ducks out at the hatchery.
•The farmer hatched out hundreds of chicks each month.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hatch an animal out
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