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Mike2015 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

trot out

Hello I'm new here, would you please help me?
I've been watching the TV show( how I met your mother) and there's a word I can't understand ......Robin dated a guy recently and doesn't want other friends find out.
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Lilly tells Robin (trot out )your new fella let us judge and evaluate him behind your back it'll be fun........
What exactly she means?
Is it a frequent word in English? In what settings should I use it?
  

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" Some other examples of usage: "We'll be going clubbing tomorrow night. " "There's going to be a party this Fri. " "We're dying to see your new boyfriend, the one in med school.

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  • " "There's going to be a party this Fri.
  • " "We're dying to see your new boyfriend, the one in med school.
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"To trot out" means "to show" or "to bring." Some other examples of usage:

"We'll be going clubbing tomorrow night. Be sure to trot out that new outfit you bought so we can all see it."

"There's going to be a party this Fri. This is the perfect opportunity to trot out your new girl, the one no one has seen yet."

"We're dying to see your new boyfriend, the one in med s
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Thank you for your help, can you please tell me how frequent it is and for example can I use it in a rather formal setting?
Thanks a bunch
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This is very informal usage and would not be used in a formal context. It is not that frequently heard in the US in general speech; it would more likely be used among certain groups in certain regions, or between close friends who are used to bantering among each other (in the four example sentences given, the people all know each other well). Moreover, there is a light, humorous, almost ironic
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Thank you for your specific and precise explanation
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Hello, sorry I still have problems for the comprehension of the phrase (trot out) in your above examples I can't understand which example suggests( bring )which one suggests (show)
can I use trot out in this sentence meaning show?
Let's say my friend bought a new cellphone and it's inside his pocket. Can I say: trot out your cellphone buddy I wanna see it
Thank you so much in advance
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Mike2015Can I say: trot out your cellphone buddy I wanna see it
Yes, if you are talking to your friend you could say this.
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Mike2015trot out
"trot" is what horses do, so the comparison is to horses, which are "trotted out" to prospective buyers for evaluation.

Hence "Trot out you new fella. Let us judge and evaluate him ..." (as if he were some sort of animal).

CJ
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Thanks a bunch again. I should be careful with the usage.
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