ace out
Idioms-
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]
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Take advantage of or cheat someone, as in John thought they were trying to ace him out of his promised promotion . [ Slang ; c. 1920]
Example Sentences
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But a precise ace out wide and a 115mph unreturned first serve enabled Gauff to cling on in a game which you felt she would have lost a year ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Then on his first match point, Sinner spun an ace out wide on the deuce court to finish the match off in a brisk 1 hour, 25 minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
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
Darrick Forrest, a big-hitting safety and special teams ace out of Cincinnati, was dubbed a “culture” guy.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022
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
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