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3. stamp out of

stamp out of

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stamp something out of someone or something

 and stamp something out

Fig. to eliminate a characteristic of someone or something; to destroy a characteristic of someone or something. I would really like to stamp that mean streak out of you. We were not able to stamp the excess costs out of the proposal and had to reject it. We couldn't stamp out their bad behavior.

See also: of, out, stamp