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do out of

do out of verb: to use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something).

Verb

do out of (third-person singular simple present does out of, present participle doing out of, simple past did out of, past participle done out of)

  1. (colloquial) To use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something).
    • That swindler did me out of £100.
    • "Nevermind, I'll give you a hundred dollars for it," said the king; "you did me out of horse and saddle the other day, and the bridle too, but I'll let bygones be bygones, if I get the pot."1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 196

Forms of do out of

third-person singular presentdoes out of
present participledoing out of
pastdid out of
past participledone out of

Questions about do out of

What does do out of mean?
Do out of means to use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something).
What part of speech is do out of?
Do out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of do out of?
The past tense of do out of is did out of.

Words near do out of in the dictionary

  1. do one's utmost
  2. do one's worst
  3. do oneself a mischief
  4. do or die
  5. do out
  6. do out of
  7. do over
  8. do porridge
  9. do right by
  10. do somebody wrong
  11. do someone a frighten

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