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a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

a blowout

to win by a large score, no contest """Did the Flames win?"" ""Ya, 11-2. It was a blowout."""

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a falling out

a disagreement, a break in friendship Guy and Jean had a falling out. They argued about religion.

a handout

free food or money, freeload I'm not asking for a handout. I'll pay you back when I find work.

a wash-out

a failure, a lost cause No one attended the concert. It was a wash-out.

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

adopt out

1. To abode a adolescent or pet with a advance family. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "adopt" and "out." After my cat gave birth, I spent the abutting ages aggravating to accept the kittens out to assorted bodies about town. My mother was consistently threating to accept me and my sister out whenever we misbehaved.2. To move to a new abode from one's above home as a aftereffect of actuality adopted. Typically acclimated in acquiescent constructions and followed by "to" or "of." Their babe was adopted out of Central America as a baby. The baby nation has apparent abounding of its accouchement actuality adopted out to added countries as a aftereffect of the adverse war.Learn more: adopt, out

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