Out and out?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="alright">alright</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fable">Fable</span> (<span word="E">E</span>. <span word="Cobham">Cobham</span> <span word="Brewer">Brewer</span>, 1894), “<span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="utter">utter</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Saxon">Saxon</span> ú<span word="taerre">taerre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> “<span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="utter">utter</span>”. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="utter">utter</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>, <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="fool">fool</span>, <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="quibbling">quibbling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="contributor">contributor</span> <span word="Brit">Brit</span> <span word="Hume">Hume</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="address">address</span>. <span word="Hume">Hume</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="should">should</span> “<span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span>. “<span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span>,” <span word="Hume">Hume</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="heralds">heralds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contentiousness">contentiousness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="abate">abate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p>
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