- last something out
- last something out†to endure until the end of something. •
Ed said that he didn't think he could last the opera out and left.
•He couldn't last out the first act.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
last something out
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wear something out — USE UP, consume, go through. → wear * * * wear something out (or wear out) 1) use or be used until no longer in good condition or working order wearing out the stair carpet | the type was used again and again until it wore out 2) wear… … Useful english dictionary
draw something out — draw (something) out 1. to make something last longer than is usual or necessary. I can t see any reason to draw the investigation out any longer. She paused to draw out the suspense. 2. to completely explain something. Historians have to draw… … New idioms dictionary
draw something out — 1 he drew out a gun.: See draw verb sense 6. 2 they always drew their parting out: PROLONG, protract, drag out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen. → … Useful english dictionary
spin something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, drag out, string out, extend, carry on, continue; fill out, pad out; archaic wire draw. → spin * * * make something last as long as possible they seem keen to spin out the debate through their speeches and… … Useful english dictionary
string something out — 1 stringing out a story: SPIN OUT, drag out, lengthen. 2 airfields strung out along the Gulf: SPREAD OUT, space out, distribute, scatter. → string * * * cause something to stretch out; prolong something … Useful english dictionary
wipe something out — eliminate something completely their life savings were wiped out * * * ˌwipe sb/sthˈout derived often passive to destroy or remove sb/sth completely • Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake. • Last year s profits were virtually wiped out … Useful english dictionary
take something out — tv. to bomb or destroy something. □ The enemy took out one of the tanks, but not the one carrying the medicine. □ The last flight took out two enemy bunkers and a radar installation … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drag something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue. → drag * * * extract information from someone against their will the truth was being dragged out of us * * * ˌdrag sthˈout derived to make sth… … Useful english dictionary
see something out — Brit. come to the end of a period of time or undertaking I could well see out my career in Italy * * * ˌsee sthˈout derived (not used in the progressive tenses) (BrE) to reach the end or last until the end of sth • They had enough fuel to see the … Useful english dictionary
mail something out — ˌmail sthˈout derived to send out a large number of letters, etc. at the same time • The brochures were mailed out last week. Main entry: ↑mailderived … Useful english dictionary
eke something out — make something last longer by using or consuming it frugally. → eke … English new terms dictionary
