what's meant by "out of" below?
We can make a B out of one of those roses. Please help me to picture the meaning of "out of"
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Hi Felix, how are you? I hope you're doing just fine!
Firstly, I should like to congratulate you upon posting such an interesting question on the italki board. In second, I must tell you that ''out of'' is considered to be an English idiom which is used in a huge number of cases and may have different meanings depending on the context.
As for the context concerned, I dare say the idiom itself is not ''out of'' but instead is ''make (something) (out) of (something)''. Hence, such idiom is used to convey the following meanings: ''to create something from something'' / ''to make something from parts or raw materials.''
Below you shall find a few other examples that may help you understand it better:
1) ''I made this table out of oak.''
2) ''I will make the cake out of the very best ingredients.''
3) ''Can you make a salad out of these vegetables?''
5) ''Jon said that sculpture was carved out of ice.''
6) ''You can easily make a state (out) of clay.''
Hope that helps!
Should you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact me. I shall be pleased to help.
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"Out of" has the sense of change or transformation, where one object is the source of the creation or appearance of a second, newer object. You can think of it as "from" also. Imagine a cat coming "out of" a box. The box was the source and from it comes a cat.
Ex.
To carve a sculpture out of ice. (The sculpture is created from the ice)
Make a hero out of you. (Turn someone into a hero)
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I don't speak chinese, but I hope you understand an English explanation of that.
I believe it is possible to change "out of" for "from" in this sentence.
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