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View synonyms for light out
light out
verb
- informal.intr, adverb to depart quickly, as if being chased
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Idioms and Phrases
Leave hastily, run away, as in Here comes the teacher—let's light out . This slangy idiom may allude to the nautical sense, that is, to move or lift anything along. [ Slang ; mid-1800s]Advertisement
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