Vocabulary
sortir
to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring out; to have or take; to organise; put by sort
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sortir du rang
to rise from the ranks, to rise through the ranks (to leave the condition of private and become an officer, to rise from a rank-and-file position to a position of command); to break ranks (to march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit); to break ranks (to publicly disagree with one's own group or organization); to step out of line
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sortir le champagne
to break out the bubbly, to crack open the bubbly, to bring out the champagne (to open a bottle of champagne in order to celebrate)
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sortir la tête de l'eau
to get back on one's feet, to get one's head above the water, to see the light at the end of the tunnel
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sortir des sentiers battus
to go off the beaten track (to go to places not commonly visited, not touristically popular); to think outside the box
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sortir par la petite porte
to leave with one's tail between one's legs (defeated; in a cowardly or miserable manner)
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