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wait out

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wait something out
to wait until something ends. I will wait the summer out, and if nothing happens, I'll write again. I can wait out the storm inside.
See also: out, wait

wait somebody out also wait out somebody
to allow time to go past until someone does something I have time and he doesn't, so I'll wait him out until he agrees to sell the business to me. She hoped to wait out her opponent, but that has not worked.
See also: out, wait

wait out something also wait something out

to allow time to go past until something happens or ends Should we leave now or wait out the storm?
See also: out, wait


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