cheese out
To make cheesy; to make less cool, especially by making it more mainstreamTo make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
» Tom stole a wheel of cheese and ran out of the shop with it.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
(intransitive)To be smiling or laughing excessively or remarkably, usually as a result of smoking cannabis.
(intransitive)To chicken out; to lose one's nerve and therefore not participate in something.
Examples
3 sentencesTom stole a wheel of cheese and ran out of the shop with it.
The boy took the cheese out of its wrapper and spread it on the tostada.
The boy took the cheese out of its wrapper and spread it on the toast.
Forms
cheeses out, cheesing out, cheesed out, cheesed out| Base form | cheese out · to cheese out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cheeses out |
| Present participle | cheesing out |
| Past simple | cheesed out |
| Past participle | cheesed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- cheese offдістати, отримуватиTo annoy.
- cheese upTo add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
- cheese outTo make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
- cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb