out to

English

Phrase

out to

1. intending to (do a specified action)

   Jack is out to get you. You'd better hide.

   The boy who saved a stranger wasn't out to make headlines: he was just being a Good Samaritan.

   This company doesn't care about consumers, it's just out to make a profit.

Derived terms

• out to get someone

See also

• out to lunch