on the/someone's/something's way out
idiom
1
: leaving a place or position
Would you mind closing the door on your way out?
There are rumors that the superintendent of schools is on the way out.
2
: becoming no longer popular
He incorrectly predicted that the Internet would be on its way out within three years.
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Rodríguez gave him a few Lotto tickets on the way out.
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H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
But now, with 10 games to go, chatter around the league is growing louder once again: Is Laviolette, whose team won the President’s Trophy a year ago, on the way out?
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
These are patriots who were tossed to the curb and told not to let the door hit them on the way out.
—Sarah Elfreth, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
In my head, when she’s tried to escape previously, she’s probably fought them all on the way out.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
But now, with 10 games to go, chatter around the league is growing louder once again: Is Laviolette, whose team won the President’s Trophy a year ago, on the way out?
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
These are patriots who were tossed to the curb and told not to let the door hit them on the way out.
—Sarah Elfreth, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
In my head, when she’s tried to escape previously, she’s probably fought them all on the way out.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the/someone's/something's way out
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“On the/someone's/something's way out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%2Fsomeone%27s%2Fsomething%27s%20way%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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