out of the ordinary
phrase
: unusual, different, or strange : not what is considered to be normal
What happened is nothing out of the ordinary.
Her taste is a bit out of the ordinary.
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“Out of the ordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20ordinary. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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