do out


verb(tr, adverb) informal
  1. to make tidy or clean; redecorate

  2. (foll by of) to deprive (a person) of by swindling or cheating

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How to use do out in a sentence

  • The contemplated reform of taxation will not be limited to taxing the rich and the well-to-do out of existence.

    British Socialism | J. Ellis Barker