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do out

verb

  1. to make tidy or clean; redecorate
  2. foll by of to deprive (a person) of by swindling or cheating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Her approach to “Godot” doesn’t suppress the comedy, but it doesn’t nervously chase after laughs either, as some productions are tempted to do out of fear of losing impatient theatergoers.

“I just want to finish out strong and help the team where I can, you know? Everything that you do out there isn’t always on a stat sheet. You sometimes don’t see that. That’s fine. I came here to contribute, and ‘contribute’ doesn’t mean I have to have 7,000 yards and all that.

“Just be able to play golf it’s good enough for me. It’s just go enjoy. Just do the best that you can do out there.”

Part of the problem is that domestic work is undervalued and often dismissed as “caregiving work that women were just expected to do out of the goodness of their hearts” rather than professional work deserving of labor protections, said Julie Vogtman, senior counsel for the National Women’s Law Center.

“Not good, but sometimes you just have to do what you can do out there: play physical, try to create open space for your linemates. But we’re all in the same boat. We all have to play better if we want to get success.”

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