- a way of avoiding having to do something
- She was desperately looking for an out.
Word OriginOld English ūt (adverb), ūtian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uit and German aus.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe ins and outs (of something)
- all the details, especially the complicated or difficult ones
- the ins and outs of the problem
- He quickly learned the ins and outs of the job.
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