American Idioms and Expressions

Tire (someone) Out Idiom

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tire (someone) out
What does tire (someone) out mean?
to make someone very tiredThe climb up the stairs tired the elderly woman out.

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What does "quite a (something)" mean?
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What does "simmer down" mean?
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What does "cut (someone) off or cut off (someone)" mean?
to stop someone from saying something, to disconnect someone on the phone I tried to tell my father about the accident but he cut me off before I could speak.

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