in boxing, to count up to ten, and then say that someone has lost a fight
to count things one by one
to not include someone in a plan or activity
He extended his hands in the manner of a man about to count out points.
He opened his wallet and began to count out crumpled hundreds on to the coffin lid.
If you’re going to watch the football, you can count me out.
She counted out £100 in £5 notes.
She opened up the side of her van and began to count out rolls of bread and paper cups.
The waitress, so tense she actually felt taller, began to count out change.
counts out
counting out
counted out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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