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JimmyH Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

OUT OF

She came up to me, claimed me as an acquaintance, stared me out of countenance.

What does OUT OF mean here?
  

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'Out of countenance' is a fixed (and rather old-fashioned) expression. She looked directly at my eyes, until it began to bother me and I had to look away. Clive

  • 'Out of countenance' is a fixed (and rather old-fashioned) expression.
  • She looked directly at my eyes, until it began to bother me and I had to look away.
  • Clive
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'Out of countenance' is a fixed (and rather old-fashioned) expression.

She looked directly at my eyes, until it began to bother me and I had to look away.

Clive

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