to bring out

[ostap77]

I need your advice on usage of the phrasel verb "to bring out". My dictionary provides the following example: a writer who's expected to bring out a new novel next year.
Can I bring out a new CD, a song, a movie or something that is not printed?

 

[Raymott]

Yes you can. "Bring out" can mean publish. But it goes beyond that. A movie star can bring out a new perfume. Mercedes Benz can bring out a new D-class model, etc.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You can also bring out the best in someone.

 

[Raymott]

In the years of the bubonic plague, they used to call, "Bring out your dead!"

 

[MikeNewYork]

But that is literal; it is not a phrasal verb.

 

[bumbrlik]

Aren't multi-word verbs with BOTH literal and metaphorical meaning called "phrasal verbs"? That is the way they are usually presented in grammar books.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

Not as far as I'm concerned.

A phrasal verb is an idiomatic phrase.

 

[lotus888]

I need your advice on usage of the phrasel verb "to bring out". My dictionary provides the following example: a writer who's expected to bring out a new novel next year.
Can I bring out a new CD, a song, a movie or something that is not printed?

Public shows or performances are usually debuted-- especially if they are live.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/debuted?r=66

Performances contained in an electronic or digital medium are usually released.

Movies can be debuted or released.

Then, you can release a debut album!

Those are the two words associated with "bringing out" a new work in the performing arts.



--lotus