edge out of

edge (someone or something) out of (something)

1. To increasingly pressure someone to depart something, often a job. A: "I think management is trying to edge me out of my position!" B: "Well, you have worked here for 40 years." He can keep nagging me all he wants, but he's not edging me out of this party early. I know the new director is trying to edge me out of this position so she can handpick my replacement.

2. To move something carefully out of a particular space or area. I got out to direct my friend as she edged her car out of the narrow parking space. That dish is heavy, so you'll drop it if you don't edge it out of the cabinet. The paramedics edged the skydiver out of the tree and then began evaluating his injuries.

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edge someone out of something

to pressure someone gradually to leave something; to put gradual pressure on someone to retire from a job. We grasped the child's hand and edged her out of the stable without frightening the horses. The board tried to edge him out of the job by limiting his staff and budget.

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edge something out of something

 and edge something out

to move something out of something very carefully, bit by bit. Sam edged the control rod out of the reactor, using the remote control device. Mary edged the car out of the parking place. Carefully, she edged out the car.

See also: edge, of, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.