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map out
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plan; design

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A map can help you get where you’re going. But is it really necessary to have a map in order to get dressed in the morning?

The actress Rachel Bilson says she likes to map out what she is going to wear the next day every night. But she doesn’t actually need to use a map in order to pick out her clothes. She just means that she likes to think about what she is going to wear and plan her outfits in advance.

Any time you plan or design something in advance, you can say you’re mapping it out, even if you don’t actually use a map. To map something out means to come up with a plan before you start doing something.

A writer might map out his ideas for a new novel before he begins writing it. Or a doctor might map out the steps his patient needs to take in order to get well. A professional athlete might map out her training schedule in preparation for a big competition.

Of course, it is also possible to use an actual map to map something out. When you map out the route you are going to take, you look at a map and plan how you are going to get somewhere.

Do you map out your outfits before you get dressed like Rachel Bilson? Do you like to map other things out before you do them, or do you prefer to be spontaneous?

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“I like to map out what I’m going to do at work every day before I get started.”

“If you don’t map out your route, you might get lost.”

“Before we move all our stuff into the new apartment, let’s map out how we’re going to arrange our furniture.”