come out of

Idioms

Also,. Issue, proceed, or result from, as in What good can come out of all this wrangling? or Where are these questions coming from? or What do you think will come of this change? The first term dates from the early 1600s, the second from the early 1200s, and the third from the late 1500s. Also see where one is coming from.

Example Sentences

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“Sorry. Ingrid lost her parents a few years ago. I’m always doing my best to help her come out of her shell.”

From Literature

"I would suspect that it's probably come out of adverse interactions that have then resulted in, 'oh, hang on, I've killed this animal, now I can actually feed on it'. And then that's a learnt behaviour."

From BBC

There is only so much oil that can come out of those reserves in a given day because of pipeline constraints.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mary Harris: Let’s talk about the lead-up to what’s happening now, because as you said in your reporting, this didn’t come out of the blue.

From Slate

“This army has come out of love for the leader!”

From The Wall Street Journal

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