out (of sth)
to defeat sb so that they cannot continue competing
SYN eliminate :
England had been knocked out of the World Cup.
—see also knockout
out (of sth)
to defeat sb so that they cannot continue competing
SYN eliminate :
England had been knocked out of the World Cup.
—see also knockout
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005