The boy got an "A" in history to cancel out the "C" he got in arithmetic.
Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team's advantage in winning the half-mile relay.
Tom's hot temper cancels out his skill as a player.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
cancel out — Cancel means to cross out, to offset, to delete. Therefore out is not needed and should be canceled from this tiresomely overused and wordy expression: This order will cancel (not cancel out) our plans … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
cancel out — index annul, counteract, countervail, neutralize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cancel out — verb wipe out the effect of something (Freq. 3) The new tax effectively cancels out my raise The A will cancel out the C on your record • Syn: ↑wipe out • Derivationally related forms: ↑wipeout (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cancel out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms cancel out : present tense I/you/we/they cancel out he/she/it cancels out present participle cancelling out past tense cancelled out past participle cancelled out to stop something from having any … English dictionary
cancel out — {v.} To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. * /The boy got an A in history to cancel out the C he got in arithmetic./ * /Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team s advantage in winning the half mile relay./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
cancel out — {v.} To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. * /The boy got an A in history to cancel out the C he got in arithmetic./ * /Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team s advantage in winning the half mile relay./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
cancel out — phr verb Cancel out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect … Collocations dictionary
cancel out — PHRASAL VERB If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced. [V n P] He wonders if the different influences might not cancel each other out... [V n P] The… … English dictionary
cancel out — /ˌkænsəl aυt/ verb (of two things) to balance each other or act against each other so that there is no change in the existing situation ● The two clauses cancel each other out. ● Higher costs have cancelled out the increased sales revenue … Dictionary of banking and finance
cancel out — Syn: neutralize, negate, nullify, wipe out, balance (out), make up for, compensate for, offset … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
