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Phrase(s): ace out
to be fortunate or lucky. • Freddy aced out at the dentist’s office with only one cavity., Phrase(s): ace someone out
to maneuver someone out; to win out over someone. • Martha aced out Rebecca to win the first place trophy., Phrase(s): ace out (of something)
to get out of something through luck; to evade or avoid something narrowly. • I just aced out of having to take the math test!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Get the better of, defeat, as in Our team is bound to ace them out, or Those calculus problems aced me out again. [Slang; mid-1900s] 2. Take advantage of or cheat someone, as in John thought they were trying to ace him out of his promised promotion. [Slang; c. 1920]
American Heritage Idioms