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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To discover which bits were whose or anything else about them, audience members had to wait until afterward, pick up a program on the way out, scan a QR code, and read up on the way home.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Trumpism was supposed to be on the way out in 2021.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But on the way out, there was one final embarrassment: a $60 million fine by the NFL against the old owner following the release of an independent investigation, which found workplace misconduct and financial improprieties while Snyder owned the team.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Eventually the Heat relented to antics, sending O’Neal at the 2008 trading deadline to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, with O’Neal ripping the Heat roster on the way out.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Trumpism was supposed to be on the way out in 2021.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But on the way out, there was one final embarrassment: a $60 million fine by the NFL against the old owner following the release of an independent investigation, which found workplace misconduct and financial improprieties while Snyder owned the team.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Eventually the Heat relented to antics, sending O’Neal at the 2008 trading deadline to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, with O’Neal ripping the Heat roster on the way out.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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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 30 Jan. 2025.
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