Dictionary: letter O

ooze out (insep) (gas, smoke, blood, tears) appear or leak; flow slowly

• Blood was oozing out from the wound.

open out (insep) spread; become wider; unfold

• Open out the discussion so that students can contribute to the discussion using personal experience.

open up 1 [open something up] open something

• Police! Open up!
• They're opening up new stores in many parts of the country.

2 (insep) talk about your feelings or what you really think

• One challenge when it comes to dating a guy is getting him to open up.

opt in (insep) choose to join something. opt out

• Customers can opt in to the programme at a level that suits them.
• They were invited to opt in to the project.

opt out (insep) choose to leave a system or operate independently. opt in

• The contract allowed him to opt out after two years

order about/around [order someone about/ around] give someone too many orders in an unpleasant way

• What really gets me is the way he thinks he can order me about.

order in 1 [order someone in] order someone to enter a place. order out

• The army was ordered in to disperse the demonstrators.

2 (insep) order food to eat at home

• Let's order in tonight.

order off [order someone off] order a player to leave the field

• Players who are not properly attired will be ordered off the field by the referee.
• Taxis in a dangerous condition have been ordered off the road following random safety checks.

order out [order someone out] order someone to leave. order in

• One of the defense lawyers was ordered out of the court for disrupting trial sessions.
• The journalist has been ordered out of the country.

own up (insep) admit a fault or having done something wrong

• In the old days, if the guilty student didn't own up, all the class was punished.
• He finally owned up and admitted that he had committed the crime.

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