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get-out

[ get-out ]
/ ˈgɛtˌaʊt /
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noun

Commerce. the break-even point.
Chiefly British. a method or maneuver used to escape a difficult or embarrassing situation; cop-out: The scoundrel has used that get-out once too often.

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Nearby words

  1. get wind of,
  2. get wise to,
  3. get with it,
  4. get-at-able,
  5. get-go,
  6. get-together,
  7. get-tough,
  8. get-up,
  9. get-up-and-go,
  10. get-well

Idioms

    as all get-out, Informal. in the extreme; to the utmost degree: Once his mind is made up, he can be stubborn as all get-out.

Origin of get-out

First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase get out
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Word Origin and History for as all get-out

get-out

to indicate a high degree of something, attested from 1838.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper