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What is the meaning of "to be out to"?and how to use it?

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Reply Thu 22 Jun, 2006 01:46 am
What is the meaning of "to be out to"?and how to use it?Thanks!
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Reply Thu 22 Jun, 2006 05:55 am
It is not very clear what you want. There is a common expression "He is out to lunch". In an office setting, it would mean that the worker is not at his desk, because he is having his lunch.
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