cancel

To reject, spurn, disregard, or permanently dismiss someone. Harvey Weinstein is just one of the prominent men in Hollywood who have been effectively canceled in the wake of the Me Too movement. After today's revelation, can we all just agree to cancel him already?

cancel (one's) Christmas

slang To kill someone. As soon as that guy becomes a liability, I'll get Ray to cancel his Christmas, no problem.

cancel culture

The pervasive societal tendency, especially following the Me Too movement, to "cancel" (permanently reject, spurn, disregard, or dismiss) a celebrity or other public figure who has committed or been accused of criminal, offensive, or otherwise troublesome actions, especially sexual misconduct or bigoted statements. The term is often used to be critical of such a tendency. In our current cancel culture, some celebrities are being destroyed for relatively benign mistakes that they would have previously been able to apologize for and learn from. I think we can all appreciate how cancel culture has successfully taken power away from prominent people who are, in fact, criminals.

cancel each other out

Of two things, to negate or offset one another. Because my husband and I support different political parties, our votes for president always end up canceling each other out. Neither team has an advantage in net—they both have stellar goalies that ultimately cancel each other out.

cancel out

1. To negate or offset something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." My husband and I support different political parties, which means that his vote always cancels out mine.

2. To remove or erase something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." We just ran out of the crab special, so be sure to cancel it out on the menu.

3. To remove equal factors from a mathematical equation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." Once you cancel out those two numbers, what total are you left with?

4. slang To kill someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." Ray canceled out the informant, just as the boss told him to.

5. To cease one's involvement in something. We can't cancel out now—everyone is relying on us!

See also: cancel, out

cancel out of (something)

To cease one's involvement in something. I had to cancel out of the play when I realized that its rehearsals conflicted with softball practice.

canceled

Having been permanently rejected, spurned, disregarded, or dismissed. Said especially of a celebrity or other public figure who has been treated in such a way after having committed or been accused of criminal, offensive, or otherwise troublesome actions, especially sexual misconduct or bigoted statements. After today's revelation, can we all just agree that he's canceled?

cancel each other out

[for the opposite effects of two things] to balance each other. The cost of the meal you bought and what I owed you cancel each other out, so we're even. They canceled out each other.

cancel out (of something)

to withdraw from something. I hate to cancel out of the event at the last minute, but this is an emergency. It's too late to cancel out.

See also: cancel, out

cancel someone out of something

and cancel someone out

1. to eliminate someone from something (as from a list of names). We had to cancel them out. We canceled out all the people who did not show up.

2. Sl. to eliminate someone; to kill someone. The drug lord threatened to cancel out his former partner for testifying against him.

cancel someone's Christmas

Sl. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld or jocular; the idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I'm gonna cancel his Christmas. Willie threatened to cancel Richard's Christmas if Richard didn't pay up.

cancel something out

to balance the effects of something. Sending flowers might cancel the bad feelings out. The last payment canceled out the debt.

See also: cancel, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cancel out

Neutralize the effect of, offset, render void. For example, Anne's kindness to her neighbor could not cancel out her irritability. The verb cancel was used in this way by itself from the late 1400s; out was added in the early 1900s.

See also: cancel, out

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

cancel out

1. To delete or erase something: I went back to the list and canceled out my name. Realizing the total was incorrect, I canceled it out and recalculated the price.

2. To equalize or make up for something; offset something: Today's decline in the stock's price canceled out yesterday's gain. We made record progress last month, but the delays this month have canceled it out. I never go to the beach because the fun of swimming in the ocean and the difficulty of getting to the beach cancel out.

3. To remove a common factor from both sides of a mathematical equation: After I canceled out the common factors, I could easily solve for the variable. When two factors are equal, you can cancel them out.

4. To withdraw from something, as an activity or obligation: They had dinner reservations with us, but they had to cancel out when they couldn't find a babysitter.

5. Slang To murder someone: The loan shark threatened to cancel me out if I didn't pay him the money. The gangsters vowed to cancel out any rivals.

See also: cancel, out

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

cancel someone out of something

tv. to eliminate someone; to kill someone. The drug lord threatened to cancel out his former partner for testifying against him.

See also: cancel, of, out, someone, something

cancel someone’s Christmas

tv. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld. The dead person will miss Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I’m gonna cancel his Christmas.

词组	cancel
释义	cancel cancel To reject, spurn, disregard, or permanently dismiss someone. Harvey Weinstein is just one of the prominent men in Hollywood who have been effectively canceled in the wake of the Me Too movement. After today's revelation, can we all just agree to cancel him already? cancel (one's) Christmas slang To kill someone. As soon as that guy becomes a liability, I'll get Ray to cancel his Christmas, no problem. See also: cancel, Christmas cancel culture The pervasive societal tendency, especially following the Me Too movement, to "cancel" (permanently reject, spurn, disregard, or dismiss) a celebrity or other public figure who has committed or been accused of criminal, offensive, or otherwise troublesome actions, especially sexual misconduct or bigoted statements. The term is often used to be critical of such a tendency. In our current cancel culture, some celebrities are being destroyed for relatively benign mistakes that they would have previously been able to apologize for and learn from. I think we can all appreciate how cancel culture has successfully taken power away from prominent people who are, in fact, criminals. See also: cancel, culture cancel each other out Of two things, to negate or offset one another. Because my husband and I support different political parties, our votes for president always end up canceling each other out. Neither team has an advantage in net—they both have stellar goalies that ultimately cancel each other out. See also: cancel, each, other, out cancel out 1. To negate or offset something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." My husband and I support different political parties, which means that his vote always cancels out mine. 2. To remove or erase something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." We just ran out of the crab special, so be sure to cancel it out on the menu. 3. To remove equal factors from a mathematical equation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." Once you cancel out those two numbers, what total are you left with? 4. slang To kill someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cancel" and "out." Ray canceled out the informant, just as the boss told him to. 5. To cease one's involvement in something. We can't cancel out now—everyone is relying on us! See also: cancel, out cancel out of (something) To cease one's involvement in something. I had to cancel out of the play when I realized that its rehearsals conflicted with softball practice. See also: cancel, of, out canceled Having been permanently rejected, spurned, disregarded, or dismissed. Said especially of a celebrity or other public figure who has been treated in such a way after having committed or been accused of criminal, offensive, or otherwise troublesome actions, especially sexual misconduct or bigoted statements. After today's revelation, can we all just agree that he's canceled? See also: cancel Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cancel each other out [for the opposite effects of two things] to balance each other. The cost of the meal you bought and what I owed you cancel each other out, so we're even. They canceled out each other. See also: cancel, each, other, out cancel out (of something) to withdraw from something. I hate to cancel out of the event at the last minute, but this is an emergency. It's too late to cancel out. See also: cancel, out cancel someone out of something and cancel someone out 1. to eliminate someone from something (as from a list of names). We had to cancel them out. We canceled out all the people who did not show up. 2. Sl. to eliminate someone; to kill someone. The drug lord threatened to cancel out his former partner for testifying against him. See also: cancel, of, out cancel someone's Christmas Sl. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld or jocular; the idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I'm gonna cancel his Christmas. Willie threatened to cancel Richard's Christmas if Richard didn't pay up. See also: cancel, Christmas cancel something out to balance the effects of something. Sending flowers might cancel the bad feelings out. The last payment canceled out the debt. See also: cancel, out McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cancel out Neutralize the effect of, offset, render void. For example, Anne's kindness to her neighbor could not cancel out her irritability. The verb cancel was used in this way by itself from the late 1400s; out was added in the early 1900s. See also: cancel, out The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. cancel out v. 1. To delete or erase something: I went back to the list and canceled out my name. Realizing the total was incorrect, I canceled it out and recalculated the price. 2. To equalize or make up for something; offset something: Today's decline in the stock's price canceled out yesterday's gain. We made record progress last month, but the delays this month have canceled it out. I never go to the beach because the fun of swimming in the ocean and the difficulty of getting to the beach cancel out. 3. To remove a common factor from both sides of a mathematical equation: After I canceled out the common factors, I could easily solve for the variable. When two factors are equal, you can cancel them out. 4. To withdraw from something, as an activity or obligation: They had dinner reservations with us, but they had to cancel out when they couldn't find a babysitter. 5. Slang To murder someone: The loan shark threatened to cancel me out if I didn't pay him the money. The gangsters vowed to cancel out any rivals. See also: cancel, out The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. cancel someone out of something tv. to eliminate someone; to kill someone. The drug lord threatened to cancel out his former partner for testifying against him. See also: cancel, of, out, someone, something cancel someone’s Christmas tv. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld. The dead person will miss Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I’m gonna cancel his Christmas. See also: cancel, Christmas McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: canceled give (one) the flick (pass) give someone the flick give (one) the big e give someone the big e give someone the elbow give (someone) the elbow give somebody the elbow chalk (something or someone) off chalk off References in periodicals archive From July 19 to 23, Seokgok Nonghyup located in Gokseong County in South Jeolla Province gave out 500 10 kilogram sacks of rice to people who canceled trips to Japan. 'Boycott Japan' campaign moving to anti-Japan marketing Bob Sampson, the principal of (http://www.bellinghamchristianschool.org/) Bellingham Christian School announced in a letter yesterday that classes were canceled on Friday due to an "exceptionally nice" weather forecast in Washington's Puget Sound region, local television station (http://q13fox.com/2013/05/02/school-canceled-due-to-good-weather/#axzz2Rr2jolAb) Q13 Fox reports. School Canceled Good Weather: Bellingham Christian School In Wash. Cancels Classes For 'Exceptionally Nice' Weather The consumer group called for "clear and accurate" information to be given to customers about how such payments work by bank staff and on websites, particularly around how to cancel payments. Warning on cancelling recurring payments British Airways said it canceled a further 35 flights at LHR yesterday, raising its six-day total at its main base to around 700, while systemwide cancellations numbered around 1,100. Company Watch - British Airways British Airways said on Friday most of its short-haul services to and from Heathrow Airport were expected to operate, a day after it canceled all short-haul flights to and from the airport due to heightened security after a bomb threat. Airline News - Europe According to research conducted by ICM on behalf of Barclays - 20pc of adults in a survey of 1,000 people (equivalent to nearly nine million people in the UK) said that they forgot to cancel standing orders and direct debits. Online banking; Money lines Summer thunderstorms have forced airlines to cancel and delay many flights this summer, the Washington Post's Keith L. Travel Safety Update We have investigated the matter and clarified to Mr Kalam that the bank had not received any instruction to cancel the Credit Shield prior to March 2016. They are only crediting me for one month! This has unfortunately meant we have needed to cancel some planned operations. Ops cancelled as winter crisis hits Richard McCarthy, deputy director of performance for Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals, said: "A decision to cancel is taken at a senior level, only as a last resort and often as a result of pressure on A&E. CRISIS FEARS AS NUMBER OF CANCELLED OPS SOARS; Hundreds forced to wait 'because of A&E pressure' CLA North regional director Dorothy Fairburn said: "Not only is it heart-breaking when decisions are taken to cancel an event, the direct and indirect economic impacts can be devastating for all concerned. Counting the cost of cancelled attractions A council spokesman said: "We are satisfied that, in the vast majority of instances where we cancel a parking ticket, there is a genuine reason under the current enforcement policy for doing so. Council cancels a quarter of parking tickets for motorists "We received notice from Jordanian Airlines to cancel two flights No. Fear of Swine Flue plunged flights in Cairo Airport
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