do out of en · VERB
Meanings
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(colloquial) To use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something).
"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 Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 196:That swindler did me out of £100.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doing out of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| did out of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| done out of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| does out of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |