take out of

Idioms

see take a leaf out of someone's book; take it out of one; take the bread out of someone's mouth; take the starch out of; take the sting out of; take the wind out of someone's sails; take the words out of someone's mouth.

Example Sentences

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“There is the whole culture of the pig that is quite important. You would make everything with the pig, You wouldn’t throw out anything at all,” says Parasecoli, “You would boil the head and then use the meat that you would take out of it and press it into something that you cut in slices. The blood, you would use it to make desserts or different things.”

From Salon

Account holders will be taxed on the money they take out of the accounts, making them not as favorable, taxwise, as other savings vehicles for children, such as 529 plans, experts previously told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

I asked him to run the financial scenarios for me on how much money I can safely take out of my account now that I am “retiring early.”

From MarketWatch

Given the risk of drowning during the crossing or of detention by Libyan authorities, it's a journey many take out of desperation.

From BBC

“Definitely a lot of positives to take out of it,” Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times

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