ace out
Related to ace out: feverishly
ace out
1. To have good fortune. I aced out at work today when the boss did not assign me that big project.
2. To narrowly escape a bad situation. Jack hit the gas at the right moment and aced out of a car accident.
3. To outmaneuver or outperform someone, often resulting in victory. Harry finished the game with a strike and aced out Bob in the bowling tournament.
See also: ace, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
ace someone out
to maneuver someone out; to win out over someone. Martha aced out Rebecca to win the first place trophy.
See also: ace, out
ace out (of something)
to get out of something through luck; to evade or avoid something narrowly. I just aced out of having to take the math test!
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ace out
to be fortunate or lucky. Freddy aced out at the dentist's office with only one cavity.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
ace out
1. Get the better of, defeat, as in Our team is bound to ace them out, or Those calculus problems aced me out again. [Slang; mid-1900s]
2. Take advantage of or cheat someone, as in John thought they were trying to ace him out of his promised promotion. [Slang; c. 1920]
See also: ace, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
ace out
in. to be fortunate or lucky. I really aced out on that test in English.
See also: ace, out
ace someone out
tv. to maneuver someone out; to win out over someone. (see also aced, ace.) Martha aced out Rebecca to win the first-place trophy.
See also: ace, out, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- ace someone out
- be not a bed of roses
- not be a bed of roses
- be no bed of roses
- ace it
- aced
- army volunteer
- can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
- can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
- couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag