■ strike out

■ strike out
■ strike out
A v. t. + avv.
1 cancellare; fare una croce su; eliminare: Strike out the last sentence!, cancellate l'ultima frase!
2 (raro) architettare, escogitare (un piano, ecc.)
3 (baseball) eliminare (un battitore) dopo tre strike; eliminare (q.) al piatto
B v. i. + avv.
1 (anche boxe) menare colpi; tirare pugni; colpire
2 farsi strada, dirigersi risolutamente; partire: We struck out at dawn, siamo partiti all'alba
3 (fam.) mettersi in proprio; cominciare un'attività indipendente: He left the firm and struck out on his own, ha lasciato la ditta e si è messo in affari per conto suo
4 (baseball) essere eliminato; uscire di campo
5 (fig. fam., USA) fallire; fare fiasco; non farcela □ to strike out across the fields, tagliare per i campi □ to strike out at sb., dare un sacco di botte a q. □ to strike out at random, dare colpi a casaccio; colpire alla cieca □ to strike out for oneself, prendere una posizione originale; non conformarsi alla morale corrente.

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