phrasal verb

Strike out

Rank #2096Letter SInseparable

2Sections

Start doing something new and different

Meanings

  • Start doing something new and different (intransitive, International English)
  • Try to hit someone (intransitive, International English)
  • Start going towards a place (intransitive, International English)
  • Cross writing out (separable [optional], International English)
  • Fail (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • Smoking STRIKES UP OUT too much money.
  • She's STRIKEN UP OUT gardening.
  • This desk STRIKES UP OUT too much space.

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