strike out
verb
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- (intransitive, often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
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huitaista
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- (figuratively) To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.
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hyökätä,
sivaltaa
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- To begin to make one's way.
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lähteä
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- (ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
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lähteä,
palaa,
polttaa,
saada pakit,
saada rukkaset
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- (intransitive, colloquial, figuratively) To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.
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saada pakit,
saada rukkaset
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