count out
phr. v..phr. v.. to decide that someone or something is not included in a plan or activity.
phr. v.. to exclude someone or something from a group, activity, or consideration; often used when the subject feels they cannot participate or when a possibility is dismissed.
If you are going hiking in the rain, count me out.
The team had to count out their star player for the final match due to a sudden knee injury.
While many analysts have dismissed the startup's chances of success, it would be a mistake to count them out of the race just yet.
often used in the first person to decline an invitation or in the passive voice to show exclusion.
contrast with 'count on' (to rely on) to show how the particle changes the meaning from inclusion/reliance to exclusion.
Please count out me.Please count me out.when the object is a pronoun like 'me', it must go between the verb and the particle.