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The phrase 'do out of' is grammatically correct but is not commonly used in written English. It is more often used colloquially to mean 'to be deprived or deprived of something'. For example: I feel like my boss is trying to do me out of that promotion.
Dictionary
do out of
verb
To use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something)
Exact(51)
It happened as so many suicides do—out of the blue.
"It was something different to do out of the ordinary Friday night happy hours," Laura said.
Khoj "provides these platforms where you do out of the box stuff," he said.
They do what they do out of love for Prince's work.
"It was something I wanted to do out of the kindness of my heart," Stoudemire said Saturday morning.
Taking pride in your country is a good thing, but it is something you do out of choice.
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The expectations were out of whack, and Wall Street doesn't do out-of-whack well.
You can find practices where you don't do out-of-hours work.
Aneela Ahmed, 14 Swindon, Wiltshire "At school, I have been encouraged to do out-of-school clubs.
"There are quite a number of German colleagues in this country that do out-of-hours calls".
Some archaeologists call everything they do out-of-doors fieldwork, but others distinguish between fieldwork, in a narrower sense, and excavation.
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