stay out of (something)

idiom

1

: to avoid going into (a place)

I told her to stay out of my room.

2

: to avoid becoming involved in (something)

Please try to stay out of trouble.

This is not your business, so stay out of it.

Examples of stay out of (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Black women were often told to stay out of the water to maintain hairstyles that would swell if their hair got wet. —Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025

Jaxson Hayes, who emerged in January as the Lakers’ starting center after Davis got injured and was traded, struggled to stay out of foul trouble and impact games in the playoffs against Minnesota’s size and physicality. —Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Rapping takes up your time and helps kids stay out of gangs. —Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 1 May 2025

Poilievre had a shot if the election was about taxes and spending, taking steps to improve affordability, and get the economy moving, but Trump would not stay out of it. —Stephen Maher, Time, 29 Apr. 2025