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smoke out

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smoke someone out
to force someone to stop hiding. He didn't just walk into the police station and surrender, we had to smoke him out of hiding. To prevent such attacks, you have to smoke out the bad guys before they reach their targets.
See also: smoke


smoke out something
to find something. The company is trying to smoke out a buyer for its weaker divisions.
See also: smoke

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