Fred and Betty: Is this the End?
Episode 12: Fred Works It Out?

Fred: In that case, Betty, there's only one explanation. You're going out with another man!




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GO OUT WITH

Meaning: If you go out with someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. You can not separate the verb from its particles.

She's going out with Mark - RIGHT
She's going out with him - RIGHT

She's going out Mark with - WRONG
She's going out him with - WRONG
She's going him out with - WRONG
She's going Mark out with - WRONG

Example sentence: She went out with Mark for 18 months before he asked her to marry him.
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Synonyms: date, see, be involved with, have a relationship with
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