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Definition wheel out in British English

wheel out phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to mention or to use someone or something that has been mentioned or used many times before, often so many times that people are now bored with them

Example

They still wheel her out at every party conference.

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2

to show people something new, or to make something new available, for the first time

Example

Unix is wheeling out its new system next week.

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Definition wheel out in British English