Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out for blood

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: out- -for blood
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With the intent of killing or severely injuring somebody (especially out of revenge).

Example Sentences

"He watched out for the men in his unit, for the one woman who had saved them so many years ago when they were still raw teens out for blood and revenge on the world, and he watched out for anyone else they stumbled across in their lives that needed protection."
"They portray Mr. Trump as an imperialist out for blood or as an incompetent lackey of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, often stoking antisemitic tropes."

Questions

What does out for blood mean?: With the intent of killing or severely injuring somebody (especially out of revenge).

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