frame out
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To construct a building's fundamental structure (also called a "frame"). A noun or pronoun can be used between "frame" and "out." How long do you think it will take the construction crew to frame out the building? A: "We're just volunteers—do they really expect us to frame out the structure?" B: "No, you guys will come in when we start the building process." Can we frame anything out before we get a permit from the city or no?
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frame something out
to build the basic wood structure of a building, such as a house. The carpenters, working fast, framed the whole house out in a day. They framed out the house.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.