out of the frame

phrase

British, informal
: no longer in the position of being considered for something
a job candidate who is out of the frame

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Martens stood close, whispering directions, sometimes dodging the camera, trying to stay out of the frame. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 In many of these TikTok videos, Amazon workers literally run in and out of the frame. New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022 Strong winds and billowing smoke scatter leaves in and out of the frame as the soundscapes around the eggs envelop us further. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 5 Feb. 2022 As her three screaming school-age children and their dog came in and out of the frame, my colleague was clearly at her wits end. Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for out of the frame

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“Out of the frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20frame. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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