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map sth out

phrasal verb with map
 
 
/mæp/ verb [T] (-pp-)

Definition

to plan something in detail: The government has issued a new document mapping out its policies on education. His future is all mapped out ahead of him.Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of map sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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