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TAKE THE QUIZ“out of someone”
The following 5 entries include the term out of someone.
take the mickey (out of someone)
idiomatic phrase: to make fun of someone
knock the wind out of (someone)
idiom: to knock the air out of a person's lungs and make him or her unable to breathe normally for a brief time
take a lot out of (someone)
idiom: to require a lot of work or energy and cause someone to feel physically or emotionally tired
take it out of (someone)
idiom: to require a lot of work or energy and cause someone to feel physically or emotionally tired
take the starch out of (someone)
idiom: to make (someone) weak or unsure : to cause (someone) to lose energy or confidence
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