trot out


verb
  1. (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

  • 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 Hichens
  • It 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 Whitney
  • Champ 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 Broun
  • And 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. Lincoln
  • The 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

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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