peck out
peck out
1. Literally, to remove something by forcibly and violently pecking at it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "peck" and "out." We were horrified to see that the birds had pecked his eyes out by the time we arrived.
2. To type something on a typewriter or keyboard by slowly and carefully finding and hitting individual keys. A noun or pronoun can be used between "peck" and "out." This is why I write everything by hand—it took me nearly half an hour to peck out a formal response on this damned computer! I sat staring off into space before I pecked three words out: "This is rubbish."
See also: out, peck
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
peck out
v.
To remove something by pecking: The birds pecked the worms out of the apples. The vultures pecked out the dead rabbit's innards.
See also: out, peck
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- piece out
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for
- back into
- back into (someone or something)
- add in