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out with it

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  1. Say it, as in Tell us what you really think—out with it! Used as an imperative, this idiom uses out in the sense of “public.”


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"Once you have a concentrated supply in a handful of monopoly providers, when something like this falls over, it takes a huge percentage of the economy out with it," she said.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

"It's a sad thing they're just coming out with it," he said.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2023

“Somebody could go into Academy Sporting Goods here in El Paso and purchase a handgun and walk out with it after their background check,” said Ryan Urrutia, a commander at the El Paso Sheriff’s office.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2022

“We finally got her out with it, and that’s all that happened,” Smith told The Bismarck Tribune.

From Seattle Times Sep. 13, 2022

“Lenin is in Delhi now,” Comrade Pillai came out with it finally, unable to hide his pride.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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