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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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Decked out in furs

2 deck

2 a : to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array <decked out in furs>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

Is "decked out" a stock phrase or a collocation, would leaveing out "out" make it sound rather weird or alter the meaning? This a general question about expressions which are followed by words like "out", "along". Please help me with it.
  

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Hi, 2 deck 2 a : to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array < decked out in furs> [M-W's Col. ] Is "decked out" a stock phrase or a collocation, Yes would leaveing out "out" make it sound rather weird No or alter the meaning No? This a general question about expressions which are followed by words like "out", "along".

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  • Hi, 2 deck 2 a : to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array < decked out in furs> [M-W's Col.
  • ] Is "decked out" a stock phrase or a collocation, Yes would leaveing out "out" make it sound rather weird No or alter the meaning No?
  • This a general question about expressions which are followed by words like "out", "along".
  • The 'out' is often optional, to add emphasis.
  • But in many of these expressions, eg 'decked out', it's more common to include the 'out'.
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Hi,

2 deck

2 a : to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array <decked out in furs>

[M-W's Col. Dic.]

Is "decked out" a stock phrase or a collocation, Yes would leaveing out "out" make it sound rather weird No or alter the meaning No? This a general question about expressions which are followed by words like "out", "along". The 'out' is often
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