be on the outs

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be on the outs(
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1. (general)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. no poder verse
Marco and Ceci are on the outs since she caught him with another woman.Marco y Ceci no se pueden ver desde que ella lo sorprendió con otra mujer.
b. no poder ver a
I've been on the outs with Margarita ever since I gave her little brother a cigarette.Margarita no me puede ver desde que le di un cigarro a su hermanito.
c. llevarse fatal
Becky and Jim are on the outs since he sent her a text saying, "I love you V."Becky y Jim se llevan fatal desde que él le envió un mensaje que ponía, "Te quiero, V".
d. llevarse fatal con
We should invite your brother. - No, I've been on the outs with him since I kissed his girlfriend.Deberíamos invitar a tu hermano. - No, me llevo fatal con él desde que besé a su novia.
e. llevarse como el perro y el gato
Archie and his daughter have been on the outs with each other since she dropped out of school.Archie y su hija se llevan como el perro y el gato desde que ella dejó los estudios.
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