“out of the”

The following 21 entries include the term out of the.

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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

phrase

out-of-the-way

adjective

out 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

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: because one is a kind and generous person

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