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smoke out
verb
to subject to smoke in order to drive out of hiding
to bring into the open; expose to the public
they smoked out the plot
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Because people get pretty testy when you accidentally smoke out an elementary school or old folks home, burn plans have to clear substantial hurdles presented by the California Environmental Quality Act and air quality regulators.
They restricted the flow of food and water into the mine in an attempt to "smoke out" the workers, as one South African minister put it.
As part of the operation, the police limited the amount of food and water that went down the Stilfontein mine to, as one minister put it, "smoke out" the illegal miners.
Near the coast, the Palisades fire chewed through the Santa Monica Mountains and reduced dream houses with Pacific views to their foundations, sending a jetstream of smoke out to the ocean.
Otis blew smoke out of his nose, admiring his own muscular arms.
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