farm out
To have another person do (something) for you; send away to be done.
Our teacher had too many test papers to read, so she farmed out half of them to a friend.
To send away to be taken care of.
While Mother was sick, the children were farmed out to relatives.
To send a player to a league where the quality of play is lower.
The player was farmed out to Rochester to gain experience.
feel bummed out
Чувствовать себя раздраженным, разочарованным, подавленным, расстроенным; быть не в настроении, в депрессии.
I feel so bummed out for I won't see her tonight.
Я так расстроен из-за того, что не смогу встретиться с ней вечером.
feel out of place
To experience the sensation of not belonging in a certain place or company.
Dave felt out of place among all those chess players as he knows nothing about chess.
Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place.
feel out
To talk or act carefully with someone and find what he thinks or can do.
The pupils felt out the principal about a party after the game.
John felt out his father about letting him have the car that evening.
At first the boxers felt each other out.
figure out
To find an answer by thinking about (some problem or difficulty); solve; find a solution; understand.
Tom couldn't figure out the last problem on the arithmetic test.
Sam couldn't figure out how to print a program until the teacher showed him how.
Mary couldn't figure out why her cake tasted so funny until she found salt mixed in the sugar bag.
How long did it take you to figure out the answer to the math problem?
I was never able to figure it out.
To learn how to explain; understand.
Laurence is an odd boy; I can't figure him out.
fill out
To put in what is missing; complete; finish. Especially: to complete (a printed application blank or other form) by writing the missing facts in the blank spaces; to write down facts which are asked for in (a report or application.)
This idiom is very similar to the idiom fill in. To fill in refers to completing various parts of a form, while to fill out refers to completing a form as one whole item.
This idiom is very similar to the idiom fill in. To fill in refers to completing various parts of a form, while to fill out refers to completing a form as one whole item.
Every prospective employee must fill out an application by giving name, address, previous jobs, etc.
The teenager had some trouble filling the forms out by himself, so his mother helped him.
After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his driver's license.
The policeman filled out a report of the accident.
To become heavier and fatter; gain weight.
When Bill was nineteen he began to fill out.
The girl was pale and thin after her sickness, but in a few months she filled out.
find out the hard way
learn the hard way
The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. Used with the.
The mayor refused the help of the crooks and won the election the hard way by going out to meet the people.
The challenger found out the hard way that the champion's left hand had to be avoided.
find out
To learn or discover (something you did not know before.)
One morning the baby found out for the first time that she could walk.
I don't know how this car works, but I'll soon find out.
He watched the birds to find out where they go.
Mary was angry when Jane found out her secret.
To get facts; to get facts about.
He wrote to find out about a job in Alaska.
She found out how much the house would cost.
Will you please try to find out what time the airplane arrives?
I'll call right now to find it out.
To discover (someone) doing wrong; catch.
Some children are bad when no one is watching them, but they are usually found out.
The boy knew that if he cheated on the test the teacher would find him out.