It gave them an out, a reason for not doing it.
出自: C. BrownMy pictures..are now got back to the Room they were outed from.
出自: E. FitzGeraldThey had outed Asquith quite easily.
出自: E. WaughDorothy..had gone out one day for an airing.
出自: T. HardyThe big hand-mirror which they had brought out..onto the terrace.
出自: I. MurdochShe saw him out..then shut the door on him.
出自: E. WeltyHe stared out the window at the hills beyond.
出自: P. KavanaghOut the back of the machine..ran a huge block cable.
出自:New Yorker