| 词汇 | edge-out |
| 释义 | edge someone/something outphrasal verb with edgeverbuk /edʒ/ us /edʒ/ to defeat or do better than someone or something else by a small amount: Among younger voters, he was edged out by the other candidate. She is a brilliant gymnast, but her rival edged her out. to force someone or something out of a place, situation, etc., usually in a way that is not direct or honest: Managers in their sixties are being edged out by younger replacements. They claimed in a lawsuit that he tried to gain control of the family business, edging them out. The snooker champion edged out his rival 17-15. Brazil are the best team in the world, just edging out Holland. Baker edged out Green by about 3 percent of the vote. She claimed that female broadcasters were being edged out by the TV company. A boardroom shake-up edged him out of his job as managing director. I am concerned that moral questions are being edged out from political discourse. Winning and defeating annihilate annihilation bank be gunning for someoneidiom be one in the eye for someoneidiom convincing moral victory move/go/close in for the killidiom near thing outclass outcompete sew slaughter sweep take someone down take someone to the cleaner'sidiom take something apart takedown thrash thrashing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Evicting and forcing to leave edge sb/sth out | Business Englishedge sb/sth outphrasal verb with edgeverb[ I or T ]uk /edʒ/us to do better than another person or company when you are competing against them: The Dublin-based property investor is reported to be preferred bidder, edging out international rivals. |
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