ace out

Idioms  

1. Get the better of, defeat, as in Our team is bound to ace them out , or Those calculus problems aced me out again . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

2. Take advantage of or cheat someone, as in John thought they were trying to ace him out of his promised promotion . [ Slang ; c. 1920]

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Example Sentences

After Sinner saved two championship points, Alcaraz reset to take his third with an ace out wide - celebrating with a now trademark golf swing.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Then on his first match point, Sinner spun an ace out wide on the deuce court to close in 1 hour, 25 minutes.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Zverev closed it out with an ace out wide on his first match point — on a second serve.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2021

The ace out wide was an appropriate way for the player who’s been beefing up her service game the past year to finish out the match.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2020

Now I’ve pulled that ace out of the hole, taken a good look, and found that it’s useless to me, devalued over time.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver