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Idioms and Phrases

Delay until the end of something, as in They waited out the war in Paris . This expression comes from baseball, where it alludes to the batter refraining from swinging at pitches in the hope of being walked (getting to first base on balls). It was first recorded in 1909 and was transferred to other activities by the 1930s.

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Example Sentences

Now all van der Sloot and his bride-to-be have to do is wait out the ten days to see if anyone objects.

The government said it would wait out the end of the holiday at the end of Ramadan, which passed over the weekend.

Left unexplained was why the Taliban would cut a deal with the Karzai government when it could simply wait out the surge.

More likely, they will try to wait out the withdrawal of combat forces over the next two years.

Daily power cuts last for hours and whole neighborhoods are silenced as workers wait out the hours without electricity.

"She is set upon staying in the harbor for three more days, to wait out the week," reported Jordde.

“Wait out on the porch for just a little while,” called Mr. Seaton, in a low voice.

Wait out there, like a jewel, till I put the beast away, and then you shall call me spalpeen again.

And it was a nerve-racking experience to wait out the night with its hidden but sure dangers.

It was just like our ill-luck to wait out of the shower; but for that delay we should have come in for the affray.

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