What does "go out" mean in this sentence?
Maybe I was born a peaseant, but I'm going out an queen.
What does "go out something" mean?
I can't find the exact meaning in a dictionary.
Please let me know the source too, please.
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Answers · 3
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Metaphorically it means transformed. He’s going out as a Queen.
It’s pretty much idiomatic so try getting to translate it is useless.
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In this context it means becoming/dying. The person is saying that they came into the world as a person without much power or money but they will become and leave the world (die) as a queen.
There aren't many, or any other contexts where you would use that structure "going out _____", it's very specific to this example
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In that sense it means finishing as or becoming a , often in relation to the end of life, but it could be the end of anything.
"Im going out of this exam a certified lawyer"
"Im going out a hero"
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