out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

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Everybody’s out to get everybody any which way, which is true of any race, but at the Derby there are twice as many athletes out there doing that. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 After inducing an Alejandro Kirk ground out, Houck hit Addison Barger and the Red Sox convened for a mound meeting before Houck buckled down and got Alan Roden to ground out to end the inning. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 May 2025 She's always been out to get people and just to make sure all the attention's on her or something, and always turns herself into the victim of everything. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 2 May 2025 At the end of the kitchen counter, a window into the lower garden turned into extra storage when Crout built it out to become a custom bar, where bottles are backlit by garden light. Tim Crout, Curbed, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for out to

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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