Значение "root sth/sb out" в словаре английского

root sth/sb out в английском

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root sth/sb out

phrasal verb with root uk /ruːt/ us /ruːt/ verb

(SEARCH FOR)

informal to search and find something or someone that is difficult to find:

I've rooted out an old pair of shoes that might fit you.

(GET RID OF)

to find and remove a person or thing that is causing a problem:

Ms Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency in this company.

(Определение root sth/sb out из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)