dope out
To think of something that explains.
The detectives tried to dope out why the man was murdered.
down and out
Without money; without a job or home; broke.
Без денег; без работы и дома; разоренный.
Poor Sam lost his job after his wife had left him; he is really down and out.
After the collapse of the company in which he had invested Jeffrey Archer was down and out.
После развала компании, в которую он вложил деньги, Джеффри Арчер был разорен.
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
Sad or discouraged; gloomy; dejected.
Печальный, расстроенный; мрачный; удрученный - как в воду опущенный.
The boys were certainly down in the dumps when they heard that their team had lost.
You look a bit down in the mouth. What's the matter?
Ты какой-то пасмурный. В чем дело?
Alex has been down in the dumps since he failed his exam.
Алекс мрачнее тучи с тех пор как завалили экзамен.
My friend looked down in the mouth after he finished work today.
Мой друг выглядел уныло после того, как закончил работу сегодня.
Not so long ago I was down in the dumps. I lost my job.
Не так давно я был очень подавлен. Я потерял работу.
Sue looks down in the mouth. What's the matter with her?
Сью как в воду опушенная. Что с ней случилось?
down-and-outer
A person who has lost everything and is penniless.
Joe goes from shelter to shelter asking for food and a place to sleep; he's become a regular down-and-outer.
drag on
drag out
To pass very slowly.
The cold winter months dragged on until we thought spring would never come.
To prolong; make longer.
The meeting would have been over quickly if the members had not dragged out the argument about dues.
draw out
To take out; remove.
Johnny drew a dollar out of the bank to buy his mother a present.
The hunter drew out his gun and shot the snake.
To make (a person) talk or tell something.
Jimmy was bashful but Mrs. Wilson drew him out by asking him about baseball.
To make come out; bring out.
The bell of the ice-cream truck drew the children out of the houses.
Mary was drawn out of her silence by Billy's jokes.
To make longer or too long; stretch.
The Smiths drew out their vacation at the beach an extra week.
It was a long drawn out meeting because everybody tried to talk at once.
Mary and her mother drew out their goodbyes so long at the bus station that Mary almost missed the bus.
drop out
To stop attending; quit; stop; leave.
In the middle of the race, Joe got a blister on his foot and had to drop out.
Teenagers who drop out of high school have trouble finding jobs.
Some students drop out of secondary school early in order to get jobs. However, such dropouts often regret their decision later in life.
Two more baseball teams have dropped out of the youth league due to a lack of players.
dropout
Someone who did not finish school, high school and college primarily.
Tim is having a hard time getting a better job as he was a high-school dropout.
Jack never got his B.A. as he became a college dropout.
Some students drop out of secondary school early in order to get jobs. However, such dropouts often regret their decision later in life.