out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

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Shout out to Armisen for his inscrutable Eastern European staccato accent as Welk, and to Anne Hathaway as the ideal lead of this sister act. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025 Gomez let her natural waves out to play for the event with a sweet, swingy bob by Renato Campora, who frequently works with the star. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025 Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window. Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025 Shout out to my homie F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, Straight Outta Compton), Antoine Fuqua, what’s up? Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 10 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for out to 

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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