Timeline for Is there any difference between "pour drinks" and "pour out drinks"?
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| Jul 13, 2020 at 15:47 | comment | added | EllieK | If you told me you threw out the ball I would assume there was something wrong with it and that you had discarded it. Although it makes perfect sense. | |
| Jul 13, 2020 at 12:56 | comment | added | LawrenceC | @Phil Freedenberg: I think just about all phrasal verb constructions do not lose their ability to be used "non-phrasally" if the preposition-turned-adverb makes sense. So, for example, "walk out on X" can mean "abandon X" but it can also literally mean "walk moving/being outside on a surface X". | |
| Jul 11, 2020 at 23:52 | comment | added | Phil Freedenberg | How about asking the Mayor to throw out the first pitch of the baseball season? | |
| Jul 11, 2020 at 20:15 | comment | added | Caius Jard | Last point is valid, and may be the source of confusion for the OP; it appears these drinks are being poured in preparation for a party | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 19:50 | history | answered | LawrenceC | CC BY-SA 4.0 |