Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)

[out of gear] See: THROW OUT OF GEAR.

[out of hand] <adv. phr.> 1. Out of control. * /Bobby's birthday party got out of hand and the children were naughty./ * /Small puppies often get out of hand./ 2. Suddenly, quickly without examination of possible truth or merit; without any consideration.
– Often used after "dismiss" or "reject". * /The senator rejected out of hand the critics' call for his resignation./ Compare: OUT OF LINE. Contrast: IN HAND.

[out of hot water] See: HOT WATER.

[out of keeping] <adj. phr.> Not going well together; not agreeing; not proper. * /Loud talk was out of keeping in the library./ * /It was out of keeping for the kind man to kick the dog./ Contrast: IN KEEPING.

[out of kilter] <adj. phr.>, <informal> 1. Not balanced right; not in a straight line or lined up right. * /The scale must be out of kilter because when I weighed myself on it, it said 300 pounds./ * /The wheels of my bicycle were out of kilter after it hit the tree./ Contrast: IN BALANCE. 2. Needing repair; not working right. * /My watch runs too slowly; it must be out of kilter./ Syn.: OUT OF ORDER(2).

[out of line(1)] <adv. phr.> Not in a straight line; away from a true line. * /The two edges were out of line and there was a space between them./ * /The sergeant ordered the soldier who was out of line to get properly lined up./

[out of line(2)] <adj. phr.> Not obeying or agreeing with what is right or usual; doing or being what people do not expect or accept; outside ordinary or proper limits; not usual, right, or proper. * /Little Mary got out of line and was rude to Aunt Elizabeth./ * /The teacher asked Charlie not to tell one of the jokes because it was out of line./ * /Mrs. Green thought the repair man's charge was out of line./ Compare: OUT OF HAND, OUT OF ORDER. Contrast: IN LINE(2).

[out of line with] <prep.> Not in agreement with. * /The price of the bicycle was out of line with what Bill could afford./

[out of luck] <adj. phr.> Being unlucky; having bad luck; having something bad happen to you. * /Mr. Jones missed his train and was out of luck in getting to the ball game on time./ * /All of the girls had dates so Ben was out of luck./

[out of mind] See: OUT OF SIGHT, out OF MIND.

[out of nowhere] <adv. phr.> Without having been seen before; suddenly and unexpectedly. * /Mr. Jones was driving too fast on the express highway when a police patrol car appeared out of nowhere and stopped him./ Syn.: OUT OF THE BLUE.

[out of one's blood] <adv. phr.> Separate from one's feelings, interests, or desires. * /When Tom moved to the city, he couldn't get the country out of his blood./ * /Mary is having a hard job getting summer laziness out of her blood./ Contrast: IN ONE'S BLOOD.

[out of one's element] <adv. phr.> Outside of your natural surroundings; where you do not belong or fit in. * /Wild animals are out of their element in cages./ * /Chris is out of his element in singing class./ Compare: OUT OF PLACE, BEYOND ONE'S DEPTH. Contrast: IN ONE'S ELEMENT.

[out of one's hair] <adj. phr.>, <informal> Rid of as a nuisance; relieved of as an annoyance. * /Harry got the boys out of his hair so he could study./ Compare: OUT OF ONE'S WAY. Contrast: IN ONE'S HAIR.

[out of one's hand] See: EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND.

[out of one's head] or [out of one's mind] or [out of one's senses] also [off one's head] <adj. phr.>, <informal> Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy. * /The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched./ * /Her friends thought she was out of her mind to marry that man./ Compare: OFF ONE'S ROCKER. Contrast: COME TO ONE'S SENSES.

[out of one's mind] See: OUT OF ONE'S HEAD.

[out of one's mouth] See: TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE'S MOUTH, TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE'S MOUTH.

[out of one's pocket] <adv. phr.> Having sustained a financial loss; poorer by a said amount. * /The show was so bad that, besides having a lousy time, I was also $35 out of my pocket./

[out of one's sails] See: TAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE'S SAILS.

[out of one's senses] See: OUT OF ONE'S HEAD.

[out of one's shell] <adv. phr.>, <informal> Out of one's bashfulness or silence; into friendly conversation.
– Usually used after "come". * /John wouldn't come out of his shell and talk to the boys and girls at the party./ * /The other girls tried to draw Ella out of her shell, but without success./ Contrast: IN ONE'S SHELL.

[out of one's skin] See: JUMP OU T OF ONE'S SKIN.

[out of one's way] See: OUT OF THE WAY(3).

[out of one's wits] See: SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS.

[out of (one's) reach] <adv. phr.> Unreachable; unattainable; unobtainable. * /Sam wanted to be a United States senator but he came to realize that such a dream was out of his reach./

[out of order] <adv.> or <adj. phr.> 1. In the wrong order; not coming after one another in the right way. * /Peter wrote the words of the sentence out of order./ * /Don't get out of order, children. Stay in your places in line./ Contrast: IN ORDER. 2. In poor condition; not working properly. * /Our television set is out of order./ 3. Against the rules; not suitable. * /The judge told the people in the courtroom that they were out of order because they were so noisy./ * /The children's whispering was out of order in the church./ Compare: OUT OF LINE, OUT OF PLACE, OUT OF THE WAY, OUT OF TURN, OUT OF COMMISSION(2). Contrast: IN ORDER.

[out of place(1)] <adv. phr.> Not in the right or usual place or position. * /Harry fell and knocked one of his teeth out of place./ * /The teacher lined up the class and told them not to get out of place./ Compare: OUT OF ORDER. Contrast: IN PLACE.

[out of place(2)] <adj. phr.> In the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper. * /Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place./ * /It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady./ Compare: OUT OF ONE'S ELEMENT, OUT OF ORDER, OUT OF THE WAY. Contrast: IN PLACE.

[out-of-pocket expenses] <n. phr.> Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. * /Luckily, my out-of-pocket expenses didn't amount to more than $15./

[out of practice] <adj. phr.> Not in proper condition; unable to do something well because of lack of practice. * /The basketball team got out of practice during the Christmas holidays./ Compare: OUT OF SHAPE. Contrast: IN PRACTICE.

[out of print] <adj. phr.> No longer obtainable from the publisher because the printed copies have been sold out; no longer printed. * /The book is out of print. An edition of one thousand copies was sold and no more copies were printed./ Compare: OUT OF STOCK. Contrast: IN PRINT.

[out of school] See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL.

[out of season] <adv. phr.> 1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching. * /The boys were caught fishing out of season./ 2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling. * /The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here./ Contrast: IN SEASON.