be out for

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Verb

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be out for (third-person singular simple present is out for, present participle being out for, simple past was out for, past participle been out for)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To seek or pursue, especially to determinedly pursue something to one's own benefit.
    He's out for all he can get.
    The king was out for revenge.
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