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he has the Terminex people out

English translation: The Terminex people come out when he calls them

12:00 Mar 17, 2023
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: he has the Terminex people out
And no matter how many times he has the Terminex people out, there are still the enormous roaches that come out of the bathroom drains.

Could you please help me with this phrase? What do you understand by "he HAS ... people OUT"?
Thanks in advance!!!
Lakasa Stnorden
Local time: 12:05
Selected answer:The Terminex people come out when he calls them
Explanation:
The original sentence is fine as it is.

The Terminex people are obviously insect exterminators. The roaches that infest his bathroom come back after each time the exterminator has been, so he calls them again - has them out to solve the problem.
Selected response from:

Sarah Lewis-Morgan
Germany
Local time: 17:05
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +7The Terminex people come out when he calls them
Sarah Lewis-Morgan
4a question of viewpoint
Daryo
3Terminix professionals
Mihaela C N Plamadeala


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Terminix professionals


Explanation:
I assume it refers to Terminix professionals, pest control

In many cases, professional services are necessary. Terminix professionals know how to get rid of cockroaches and can provide guaranteed long-term cockroach control.


    https://www.terminix.com/cockroaches/faqs/#:~:text=In%20many%20cases%2C%20professional%20services,guaranteed%20long%2Dterm%20cockroach%20con
Mihaela C N Plamadeala
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: that wasn't the question
1 hr
  -> Oh well, i dont quite agree. First he needed to understand what Terminix referred to, and then it would have been obvious that they would be "called out" to exterminate roaches at whatever location.
neutral  Christopher Schröder: As Phil keeps telling everyone, it's Terminix :-)
2 days 23 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
he has the terminex people out
The Terminex people come out when he calls them


Explanation:
The original sentence is fine as it is.

The Terminex people are obviously insect exterminators. The roaches that infest his bathroom come back after each time the exterminator has been, so he calls them again - has them out to solve the problem.

Sarah Lewis-Morgan
Germany
Local time: 17:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: It's just another way of saying 'to call them out' — i.e. ask them to attend on customer's premises.
29 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Daryo
51 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Darius Saczuk
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  philgoddard: But as Mihaela points out, it's Terminix, America's biggest pest control company. Here in Florida, everyone has a termite contract with them.
1 hr
  -> Thank you - I guessed what Termix is, but thanks for the confirmation.
agree  Peter Dahm Robertson
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: With Tony. Nothing complicated about this structure
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  Christopher Schröder: As Phil keeps telling everyone, it's Terminix :-)
2 days 23 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a question of viewpoint


Explanation:

To answer the question actually asked:


"he has them [the Terminex people] out"
=
"he has them [the Terminex people] coming to his home on call-outs"
=
"he has them [the Terminex people] getting out of their "base" and come to his home to exterminate pests"

NOT

"chucking them [the Terminex people] out of his home" - another possible meaning that wouldn't make sense in this ST

Also known as a "call out" = getting service people to get "OUT" of their own premises and come to you.

It does sounds a bit strange until you look at it from the right viewpoint: a mechanic getting to you on a "call out" to fix your car in the middle of nowhere is "out" of their own shop. You're not going anywhere, it's for the mechanic that it's "going out".


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Note added at 1 hr (2023-03-17 13:36:04 GMT)
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IOW one more case of apparently nonsensical text being in fact perfectly logical - once you include omitted but implied parts.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: It's not "apparently nonsensical", and the question has already been answered.
18 mins
  -> If you take this sentence most literally / just as it is, you would think this homeowner keeps chucking out the Terminex crew // Obviously, this question was not asked because what's obvious to you was also obvious to the Asker?
neutral  Christopher Schröder: As Phil keeps telling everyone, it's Terminix :-)
2 days 21 hrs
  -> Yeah, OK ...
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