Rule out

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Rising baht: government intervention is ruled out
¡ÃÔÂÒÇÅÕ Òto rule outÓ ãªéã¹¹ÑÂÇèÒ someone ruling out an idea, solution or course of action. ´Ñ§¹Ñ鹨֧ãËé¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂÇèÒ to decide that the idea, solution or action is impossible, unsuitable or not worth considering.
John ruled out the possibility of a comeback by the ex-president.
ÊèǹÍÕ¡¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂ˹Öè§ ÁÕ¹ÑÂÇèÒ If one thing rules out another, it prevents it from happening.
The failure to find any evidence or witness to the girlÕs disappearance ruled out any hope of her still being alive.
The investigator ruled out a murder conspiracy in the businessmanÕs case.

µèÍä»à»ç¹Êӹǹ·Õèãªé ÒruleÓ ¤Óà´ÕÂÇ àªè¹ Òto bend the rulesÓ
When someone, especially somebody in authority, bends the rules/law, the person changes the rules in a way that is normally considered unimportant or not harmful, or allows someone to do something even though it is against the rules because it is justifiable in the circumstances.
If you are sure that you can submit the other documents by Friday, I can bend the rules a bit to let you obtain the permit today.

ÍÕ¡ËÑÇ¢éÍ¢èÒÇ˹Öè§ ¤×Í Time to get real: Paulson tells China to offer tangible concessions or risk triggering protectionist tendencies
Êӹǹ·Õè¨Ð¾Ù´¶Ö§ ¤×Í Òto get realÓ
When you tell someone to get real you are telling the person to understand the true facts of a situation and to stop behaving as if he/she is living in a fantasy world or hoping for what is impossible.
ÒIÕll move to Pakistan next week to get a job.Ó ÒGet real! There are plenty of job vacancies around here. Why do you have to go that far?Ó

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Complete the sentences with the expressions explained above

1. The sheriff ... the chance that his assistant could be the culprit.
2. The amount of money in BrownÕs account ... the speculation that he has been involved in the drug trade.
3. Come on, ... . If she still loved you, she would have come to your birthday party, wouldnÕt she?
4. I can just ... a bit since the boy has been working very hard for this scholarship.
5. The evidence ... the claim that the widow and her children lived in poverty.

Highlight this line to discover answer: 1. ruled out, 2. ruled out, 3. get real, 4. bend the rules, 5. ruled out