buy out from under in English

Forms: buys out from under [present, singular, third-person], buying out from under [participle, present], bought out from under [participle, past], bought out from under [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|buy<,,bought> out from under}} buy out from under (third-person singular simple present buys out from under, present participle buying out from under, simple past and past participle bought out from under)

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      "form": "buys out from under",
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We better make an offer before somebody buys the house out from under us."
        }
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        "To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
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        "(transitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He bought out from under his legal problems."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
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    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"from\"",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"out\"",
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    "English verbs"
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      "form": "buys out from under",
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      "form": "buying out from under",
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        "present"
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      "form": "bought out from under",
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        "past"
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        "To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
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        "transitive"
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          "text": "He bought out from under his legal problems."
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        "To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
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        "transitive"
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"buy out from under" meaning in English

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