"My brother Bob is in jail," Tony blurted out, before anybody could stop him.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
blurt out — blurt UK [blɜː(r)t] / US [blɜrt] or blurt out UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms blurt : present tense I/you/we/they blurt he/she/it blurts present participle blurting past tense blurted past participle blurted to say something suddenly and… … English dictionary
blurt out — index divulge, reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blurt out — verb utter impulsively He blurted out the secret He blundered his stupid ideas • Syn: ↑blurt, ↑blunder out, ↑blunder, ↑ejaculate • Derivationally related forms: ↑ejaculation … Useful english dictionary
blurt out — verb To say suddenly, without thinking When in court, it is inadvisable to blurt out the first thing you think of. Instead, take time to construct coherent sentences … Wiktionary
blurt out — phr verb Blurt out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
blurt out — PHRASAL VERB If someone blurts something out, they blurt it. [INFORMAL] [V P with quote] You re mad, the driver blurted out... [V P n (not pron)] Over the food, Richard blurted out what was on his mind. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
blurt out — say (something) suddenly and without careful consideration. → blurt … English new terms dictionary
blurt out — {v. phr.} To suddenly say something even if one was not planning to do so, or if it was not expected of them. * / My brother Bob is in jail, Tony blurted out, before anybody could stop him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
blurt out — {v. phr.} To suddenly say something even if one was not planning to do so, or if it was not expected of them. * / My brother Bob is in jail, Tony blurted out, before anybody could stop him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
blurt out — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. speak unthinkingly, divulge, burst out with, gush; see exclaim , tell 1 , utter … English dictionary for students
