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step out {v. phr.}

1. To go out, particularly socially, as on a date.

Paul said to Sylvia, "You look so dressed up tonight — you must be stepping out, eh?"

2. To leave for a short period during the work day to go to the lavatory or to get a cup of coffee. (Frequently said by secretaries over the phone.)

"May I speak to Mr. Kotz?" Roy asked. "I'm sorry, sir. He just stepped out for a minute," the secretary answered.

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