expressionsmeaning-in-context
Let me put some context: We have a day of tech sessions, so what I'm trying to say to a partner is that he better prepare well his time (about 60 minutes per session) so he won't run out of time because we don't want the sessions to overlap.
So, instead of saying
We don't want the sessions to overlap
is it correct to say
We don't want to get/go out of the schedule
Many thanks.
I believe you are thinking of Q-tip. The passage means the guy was tall and very white by comparison with his companions.
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You’re right in thinking that needs persuading means much the same as needs to be persuaded, although the two might be used in different contexts. If someone needs persuading, it means that they are not necessarily opposed to a course of action, but need to be shown the advantages of taking it. It’s the same construction as, among others, needs encouraging, needs consoling and needs mending.
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Neither "get out of the schedule" nor "go out of the schedule" is correct. Though somewhat informal, the idiom you are looking for is "get off-schedule," as in: