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Russkiy Bear Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

I'll wait you out

I heard this phrase in the TV show Grimm. It basically means I'll wait until you come out of the house
  

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There is no question in your post, but I'm guessing you would like to know if "I'll wait you out" means "I'll wait until you come out of the house" . No, it doesn't necessarily mean that. Absent any context, I would take it to imply "I'll patiently wait until you (finally) do something/make the first move".

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  • There is no question in your post, but I'm guessing you would like to know if "I'll wait you out" means "I'll wait until you come out of the house" .
  • No, it doesn't necessarily mean that.
  • Absent any context, I would take it to imply "I'll patiently wait until you (finally) do something/make the first move".
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There is no question in your post, but I'm guessing you would like to know if "I'll wait you out" means "I'll wait until you come out of the house". No, it doesn't necessarily mean that. Absent any context, I would take it to imply "I'll patiently wait until you (finally) do something/make the first move".
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hmm strange the question disappeared :/ Yes I wanted to know the meaning of the phrase

in the scene, one guy was in a house and another guy was outside. The latter said I'll wait out. They both had guns.
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The latter said I'll wait you out.

The guy outside will wait patiently until the first guy is desperate and tries to escape.
The guy outside might cut off the water, phone, electricity, etc. to shorten his wait. In military parlance, it is called a "siege."
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I'll wait you out.

Here's the underlying idea.
Two people start waiting for each other to do something. One person says that he will wait longer than the other.

Clive.
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