“out of the”

The following 20 entries include the term out of the.

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let the cat out of the bag

phrase

: to give away a secret

out of the blue

phrase

: without advance notice : unexpectedly

out of the frying pan into the fire

phrase

: clear of one difficulty or bad situation only to fall into a worse one

out of the park

phrase

: over the fence for a home run often used figuratively

out of the running

phrase

: not competing in a contest

out of the way

phrase

out-of-the-way

adjective

out of the woods

phrase

: clear of danger or difficulty

come/crawl out of the woodwork

idiom

: to appear suddenly usually because one sees an opportunity to get something for oneself

out of the chute

idiom

: since the very beginning

out of the corner of one's eye

idiom

: to the side of where one is looking

out of the frame

idiom

: no longer in the position of being considered for something

out of the goodness of one's heart

idiom

: out of personal generosity and not because he or she wanted to get anything for himself or herself

out of the kindness of one's heart

idiom

: because one is a kind and generous person

out of the ordinary

idiom

: unusual, different, or strange : not what is considered to be normal

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