dim out
dim out
To darken completely after a period of dimming. We were all disappointed when the lights dimmed out in the middle of our party.
See also: dim, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dim out
[for a light] to grow dim and go out altogether. The lights dimmed out twice during the storm. I was afraid that the lights would dim out completely.
See also: dim, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- dim up
- dim down
- brown out
- shoot the lights
- take a dim view of, to
- not darken the doorstep of (some place)
- not darken somewhere's door
- not darken the door of (some place)
- flash on someone
- flash on something