trot out
(tr, adverb) informal to bring forward, as for approbation or admiration, esp repeatedly: he trots out the same excuses every time
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How to use trot out in a sentence
And, of course, they trot out the Constitution to justify their actions, much as the slave holders did 150 years earlier.
The South Has Indeed Risen Again and It’s Called the Tea Party | Jack Schwartz | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOscar forecasters like to trot out old statistics when deciding who will win which awards.
Oscar’s Best Director: Steven Spielberg vs. David O. Russell | Ramin Setoodeh | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat's not who we are... We don't trot out this stuff as trophies.
Day 3: Breaking News about Osama bin Laden’s Death | The Daily Beast | May 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAs commencement rolls out across the country, legends and celebrities trot out for a final speech.
The two trot out one of the most chilling villains yet: Henri Benoit, a hired killer who targets young women.
I don't want to go back into my life, I don't want to trot out the old 'more sinned against than sinning' cliché.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensIt seemed so blamed foolish, Burt, to trot out a mummy and a hunk of gold and set up as a god on the strength of it!
The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott WhitneyChamp and Jimmy rushed into the locker room just as the big Blue team was about to trot out for the second half.
Pieces of Hate | Heywood BrounAnd every time that Ebenezer'd get up to go to bed, Peter'd trot out a new yarn and he'd have to stop to listen to that.
Cape Cod Stories | Joseph C. LincolnThe carriage moved off, and Peer sat, with his arm round his bride, driving his horses at a sharp trot out along the fjord.
The Great Hunger | Johan Bojer
Other Idioms and Phrases with trot out
Bring out and show for inspection and admiration, as in He trotted out all his old war medals. This expression alludes to leading out a horse to show off its various paces, including the trot. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]
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