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Sally out   /sˈæli aʊt/   Listen
Sally out

verb
1.
Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner.  Synonym: sally forth.
2.
Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone).  Synonyms: burst forth, leap out, rush out.






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"Sally out" Quotes from Famous Books



... it was only natural that they should go to the principal hotel and eat a prodigious luncheon, and then Hawtry proposed that they should sally out for ...
— Jack Archer • G. A. Henty

... bird has come in. A Fringillina, with curious Flycatcher habits, I have only seen two individuals, they perch towards the top of trees, and thence sally out after winged insects. I examined the contents of its stomach, and found only seeds, gravel, ...
— Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The - Neighbouring Countries • William Griffith

... account he pushed forward with forced marches till he reached his father's city which he found as had been reported; and the old King with all his forces was girded around within his own walls nor could he sally out to offer battle for that the foe was more forceful than himself. Hereupon the Prince pitched his camp and prepared himself for fight and fray; and a many of his men rode with him whilst another many remained on guard ...
— Supplemental Nights, Volume 5 • Richard F. Burton

... road; if he remains, he will doubtless attack the cardinal as his carriage passes. Should there be more than one entrance to the convent, put boys to watch them, and bring you news should the party sally out. I shall be at the barracks. It is there that you must ...
— Won by the Sword - A Story of the Thirty Years' War • G.A. Henty

... order not to give the corsair an opportunity to learn what was going on. When affairs reached this point, he informed the governor of what had been done, and suggested that, if the latter thought it advisable, the Portuguese vessel might also be equipped, in order to sally out with the two ships—the galizabra and the "Sant Antonio" of Sebu—for he had laid an embargo on it, and had fitted it for that purpose. Ammunition and some provisions of rice and fish were providedfor the two ships, and it remained only to man ...
— History of the Philippine Islands Vols 1 and 2 • Antonio de Morga


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