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TAKE THE QUIZ“out-of-the”
The following 21 entries include the term out-of-the.
blow (someone or something) out of the water
phrase: to defeat soundly
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
phraseout-of-the-way
adjectiveout of the woods
phrase: clear of danger or difficulty
come/crawl out of the woodwork
phrase: to appear suddenly usually because one sees an opportunity to get something for oneself
out of the chute
phrase: since the very beginning
out of the corner of one's eye
phrase: to the side of where one is looking
out of the frame
phrase: no longer in the position of being considered for something
out of the goodness of one's heart
phrase: 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
phrase: because one is a kind and generous person
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