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give (someone) an out

Danish translation: give (nogen) en udvej

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English term or phrase:give (someone) an out
Danish translation:give (nogen) en udvej
Entered by: Britta Tvede

11:24 May 15, 2007
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English term or phrase: give (someone) an out
"He wanted that harmony again, but this time he would not make the mistake of giving her an out."

Kontekst er skuffelse/sårede følelser i et kærlighedsforhold, hvor de 2 møder hinanden mange år efter. Jeg er helt blank her og synes ikke engang at kunne gætte eller i-surfe mig til en forklaring. Har aldrig før set denne sammensætning. Er der nogen, der ved hvad det betyder, så forhånd tak for hjælpen.
Britta Tvede
Local time: 05:28
give (nogen) en udvej
Explanation:
Jeg mener at have hørt dette udtryk et par gange før, i forbindelse med at give nogen en udvej, eller lade dem 'slippe af krogen'.
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Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 22:28
Grading comment
Mange tak for hjælpen. Det passer perfekt til konteksten.
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3 +4give (nogen) en udvej
Soren Petersen


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
give (nogen) en udvej


Explanation:
Jeg mener at have hørt dette udtryk et par gange før, i forbindelse med at give nogen en udvej, eller lade dem 'slippe af krogen'.

Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 22:28
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Mange tak for hjælpen. Det passer perfekt til konteksten.

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