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Phrase(s): edge someone out of something
to pressure someone gradually to leave something; to put gradual pressure on someone to retire from a job. • We grasped the child’s hand and edged her out of the stable without frightening the horses. • The board tried to edge him out of the job by limiting his staff and budget., Phrase(s): edge something out of something [and] edge something out
to move something out of something very carefully, bit by bit. • Sam edged the control rod out of the reactor, using the remote control device. • Mary edged the car out of the parking place. • Carefully, she edged out the car.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs