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Idioms and Phrases
Surpass or defeat by a small margin, as in She edged out her opponent on the home stretch . [Late 1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
The Freak Power ticket was almost enough to split the vote and edge out both Rs and Ds.
Place enough strips of rubber or fit two coil springs, B, to raise the sharp edge out of the slot.
At the corner where the main stream of people flowed onward, he started to edge out into the cross street.
It is 'the springing thing'; this thin film of life; rising, with its edge out of the ground—infinitely feeble, infinitely fair.
And in trying to tug it into position the maid had managed to pull every edge out of plumb with the lines of the floor.
If the bar is used, it may be attached with a flat side or edge out as shown.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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