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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Bleed out
"The candidates spent much of the 90 minutes here at the University of Denver defining it in narrow policy details that may have bled some of the passion out of their arguments"
I came across this passage in a NY Times article. I have never seen the phrasal verb 'bleed out' used in the sense of, I think, 'lessen' or 'get rid of' as it is being used here before. Is this usage common?
Thank you.
I came across this passage in a NY Times article. I have never seen the phrasal verb 'bleed out' used in the sense of, I think, 'lessen' or 'get rid of' as it is being used here before. Is this usage common?
Thank you.
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I find that usage quite common in technical work, having nothing to do with bodily fluids. You can bleed out/off any liquid or gas, or even an electrical charge. Sometimes it's intentional and sometimes not.
- I find that usage quite common in technical work, having nothing to do with bodily fluids.
- You can bleed out/off any liquid or gas, or even an electrical charge.
- Sometimes it's intentional and sometimes not.
- When you say " 'lessen' or 'get rid of'' " it sounds deliberate.
- I suspect your article meant to convey that the candidates inadvertently allowed some of the passion to escape.
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I find that usage quite common in technical work, having nothing to do with bodily fluids. You can bleed out/off any liquid or gas, or even an electrical charge. Sometimes it's intentional and sometimes not.
When you say " 'lessen' or 'get rid of'' " it sounds deliberate. I suspect your article meant to convey that the candidates inadvertently allowed some of the passion to escape.
When you say " 'lessen' or 'get rid of'' " it sounds deliberate. I suspect your article meant to convey that the candidates inadvertently allowed some of the passion to escape.
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