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wait out

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wait someone out
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: wait


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

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