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rack out
Idioms and Phrases
Go to sleep, as in I racked out about midnight . This slangy expression, as well as the related rack time , for sleeping or snooze time, use rack to refer to being laid out on a framework, here a bed.Example Sentences
The pair’s plans for Ophelia’s Books range from the cosmetic — some new coats of paint, a few reorganized sections, a new awning and discount books rack out front — to a deeper reimagining of what the store can be.
As 911 was called and the jury was briefly dismissed, the defendants and their attorneys worked together to move chairs and a coat rack out of the way for emergency responders and Wetzel, who had been in the middle of testifying, rushed to the person’s aid.
There was no way the walls would rack out of square with the rigid foam in between the studs.
As she pulled the rack out in jerky inch-by-inch increments, she gasped so loud the room fell silent.
The cursing began almost immediately as she fought to pull the rack out far enough to brush the pernil gently with its fragrant juices.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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