out to

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1. •
   intending to (do a specified action)

   • Jack is out to get you. You'd better hide.
   • The boy who saved a stranger wasn't out to make headlines: he was just being a Good Samaritan.
2. •
   (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before a stated or future event) (synonym of "out from")

   • Five weeks out to my birthday!