gross out
gross out
To disgust or repulse (someone). A noun or pronoun can be used between "gross" and "out." I could never be a nurse—blood just grosses me out too much. I was really grossed out by that movie. The gore was so disgusting.
See also: gross, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
gross someone out
to disgust someone. Those horrible pictures just gross me out. Jim's story totally grossed out Sally.
See also: gross, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
gross one out
Disgust or revolt one, as in Chewing gum in church grosses me out, or His explicit language grossed her out. [Slang; mid-1900s]
See also: gross, one, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
gross out
v. Slang
To fill someone with disgust; nauseate someone: The pizza they serve at school grosses me out. The gory pictures grossed out our friends.
See also: gross, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
gross someone out
tv. to disgust someone. Jim’s story totally grossed out Sally.
See also: gross, out, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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