I was bored with the game, but I felt I had to play it out.
•She played out the rest of the game.
2. to unwind, unfold, or unreel something. (See also pay something out.) •Please play some more rope out.
•They played out many feet of cable.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
play something out — act the whole of a drama; enact a scene or role * * * ˌplay sthˈout derived when an event is played out, it happens Syn: ↑enact • Their love affair was played out against the backdrop of war. Main entry: ↑playderived … Useful english dictionary
play (something) by ear — 1. to deal with a situation as it develops and without a plan. I m not sure if I can go bowling or not, I ll just have to play it by ear. Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs: I write by ear, and rarely with any exact notion of how I want … New idioms dictionary
pound something out — 1. tv. to play something loudly on the piano, perhaps with difficulty. □ Here, pound this one out. A little softer, please. CD She was pounding out a nice little tune. 2. tv. to type something on a typewriter. □ I have finished writing it. Can I… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hammer something out — laboriously work out the details of a plan or agreement. → hammer hammer something out play a tune on a piano loudly and unskilfully. → hammer … English new terms dictionary
beat something out — tv. to type something or play something on the piano. □ It’ll just take me a few minutes to beat this out. CD He beat out a cheery song on the old ivories … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
belt something out — informal sing or play something loudly and without finesse. → belt … English new terms dictionary
thump something out — play a tune on a piano enthusiastically but heavy handedly. → thump … English new terms dictionary
hammer something out — THRASH OUT, work out, agree on, sort out, decide on, bring about, effect, produce, broker, negotiate, reach an agreement on. → hammer * * * 1) make something by shaping metal with a hammer 2) laboriously work out the details of a plan or… … Useful english dictionary
pound something out — type something with heavy keystrokes an old typewriter on which she pounded out her poems ■ produce music by striking an instrument heavily and repeatedly the women pounded out a ringing tattoo on several oil drums * * * ˌpound sthˈout derived to … Useful english dictionary
belt something out — sing or play a song loudly and forcefully * * * ˌbelt sthˈout derived (informal) to sing a song or play music loudly • Nobody can belt out a tune like she can. • The band was belting out songs from the 1940s. Main e … Useful english dictionary
bang something out — informal 1) play music noisily, enthusiastically, and typically unskillfully Dad was annihilating a Beethoven sonata, banging out notes 2) produce hurriedly or in great quantities they weren t banging out ads in my day the way they are now … Useful english dictionary
