on the outs

phrase

: on unfriendly terms : at variance

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After a couple remarkable decades of growth, Lululemon is on the outs. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 After the chaotic events of the Season 1 finale, the new episodes pick up with Sophie and Margo on the outs but pulled back into another dangerous game of cat and mouse that will make their situationship all the more complicated and angsty. Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The uncertainty of those streamers' futures likely leaves them on the outs while other smaller players make new in-roads. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Baela, who is on the outs with Rhaenyra, needs to make her way to the island. James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the outs

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“On the outs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20outs. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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