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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What's the meaning

of checked out of here?

"Absolutely. This morning he had an interview for college which he refused to go to. Neither my parents or me could make him go (it's not as weak as it sounds... maybe some people would literally drag him into the car but in his state it didn't seem possible). His main 'reason' for not going was that he won't do what anyone tells him. Obviously he has completely checked out of learning or is nervous about being out of his comfort zone but..."

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"Obviously he has completely checked out of learning" is a colloquialism used to describe how the subject has abandoned his studies. Compare it with checking out of a hotel. When you leave, you take everything with you and exit the building.

— JohnParis

  • "Obviously he has completely checked out of learning" is a colloquialism used to describe how the subject has abandoned his studies.
  • Compare it with checking out of a hotel.
  • When you leave, you take everything with you and exit the building.
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"Obviously he has completely checked out of learning" is a colloquialism used to describe how the subject has abandoned his studies. Compare it with checking out of a hotel. When you leave, you take everything with you and exit the building.
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When you check out of a hotel, you pay your bill and leave. Maybe you will never go to that place again.

So "check out" means to deliberately leave something. Metaphorically, it can mean to die (to check out (of life)
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