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take out the trash en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take out, trash.
  2. (idiomatic) To forcefully remove undesirable people from a place.
  3. (idiomatic) To announce something, hoping it will not get much publicity, at a time when it is not likely to be noticed by the news media, for instance on election day or late on Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
taking out the trash Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
took out the trash Tense=Past lexicographic
taken out the trash Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
takes out the trash Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (6)

pl wyrzucać śmieci (used other than figuratively or idiomatically) · fi viedä roskat (used other than figuratively or idiomatically) · pl wyrzucić śmieci (used other than figuratively or idiomatically) · fr sortir la poubelle (used other than figuratively or idiomatically) · fr sortir les poubelles (used other than figuratively or idiomatically) · es sacar la basura (used other than figuratively or idiomatically)