rank out

rank out

slang To criticize, demean, or complain about someone or something in a petty or naggingly critical manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rank" and "out." The boss ranks out anyone who disagrees with her in front of the entire office. My parents ranked me out a bit for what had happened, but I was expecting it to be much worse.

See also: out, rank

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rank someone (out)

 

1. Sl. to annoy someone. He really ranks me out. What a pest!

2. Sl. to chastise someone. She ranked him out for being a coward. I ranked out the whole gang, but good!

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

rank

tv. to give someone a hard time; to hassle someone. (Possible from pull rank = use rank to dominate someone.) Stop ranking me!

rank someone

verb

See rank someone out

See also: rank, someone

rank someone (out)

tv. to annoy or chastise someone. (see also rank.) He really ranks me out. What a pest!

See also: out, rank, someone

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