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Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : B : black out

black out

Meaning: to lose consciousness

Synonym: pass out, faint

For example:

  • black out Jack drank so much whiskey that he blacked out and fell off his bar stool.

  • black out It was so hot that one of the soldiers in the parade blacked out and had to be taken to the infirmary.

Quick Quiz:

I realised I must have blacked out because I
  1. had a black eye
  2. had black paint on my fingers
  3. couldn't remember anything

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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