[out of line with]{prep.} Not in agreement with. •/The price of thebicycle was out of line with what Bill could afford./

[out of luck]{adj. phr.} Being unlucky; having bad luck; havingsomething bad happen to you. •/Mr. Jones missed his train and was out of luckin getting to the ball game on time./ •/All of the girls had dates so Benwas out of luck./

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

[out of nowhere]{adv. phr.} Without having been seen before; suddenlyand unexpectedly. •/Mr. Jones was driving too fast on the express highwaywhen a police patrol car appeared out of nowhere and stopped him./ Syn.: OUTOF 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 thecountry out of his blood./ •/Mary is having a hard job getting summerlaziness out of her blood./ Contrast: IN ONE’S BLOOD.

[out of one’s element]{adv. phr.} Outside of your naturalsurroundings; where you do not belong or fit in. •/Wild animals are out oftheir 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 couldstudy./ 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 crazyway; especially, wildly crazy. •/The patient was feverish and out of his headand had to be watched./ •/Her friends thought she was out of her mind tomarry 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 WORDSOUT 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 lousytime, 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’sbashfulness or silence; into friendly conversation. — Usually used after"come". •/John wouldn’t come out of his shell and talk to the boys and girlsat the party./ •/The other girls tried to draw Ella out of her shell, butwithout 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 torealize that such a dream was out of his reach./

[out of order]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the wrong order; notcoming after one another in the right way. •/Peter wrote the words of thesentence out of order./ •/Don’t get out of order, children. Stay in yourplaces in line./ Contrast: IN ORDER. 2. In poor condition; not workingproperly. •/Our television set is out of order./ 3. Against the rules; notsuitable. •/The judge told the people in the courtroom that they were out oforder because they were so noisy./ •/The children’s whispering was out oforder in the church./ Compare: OUT OF LINE, OUT OF PLACE, OUT OF THE WAY, OUTOF TURN, OUT OF COMMISSION(2). Contrast: IN ORDER.

[out of place(1)]{adv. phr.} Not in the right or usual place orposition. •/Harry fell and knocked one of his teeth out of place./ •/Theteacher 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 theparty, and she felt out of place./ •/It was out of place for Russell tolaugh at the old lady./ Compare: OUT OF ONE’S ELEMENT, OUT OF ORDER, OUT OFTHE 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 morethan $15./

[out of practice]{adj. phr.} Not in proper condition; unable to dosomething well because of lack of practice. •/The basketball team got out ofpractice during the Christmas holidays./ Compare: OUT OF SHAPE. Contrast: INPRACTICE.

[out of print]{adj. phr.} No longer obtainable from the publisherbecause the printed copies have been sold out; no longer printed. •/The bookis out of print. An edition of one thousand copies was sold and no more copieswere 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 forhunting or catching. •/The boys were caught fishing out of season./ 2. Notat the usual time for growing and selling. •/The corn we get out of season isdifferent from the kind we grow here./ Contrast: IN SEASON.

[out of shape] or [out of condition] {adj. phr.} 1. Not in goodcondition; not able to perform well. •/Father was out of shape when he took along hike with the boys, and he was stiff and sore the next day./ •/Jack’spitching arm got out of condition during the winter, when he wasn’t usingit./ Compare: OUT OF PRACTICE. 2. Not look the same; changed. •/Someone saton father’s new hat and mashed it. It is now out of shape./ Contrast: INSHAPE.

[out of sight]{adv. phr.} 1. Not within one’s field of vision. •/Thesailboat disappeared out of sight over the horizon./ 2. Extremely expensive.•/The builder’s estimate was so high that it was out of sight./ 3.Unbelievable; fantastic; incredible (both in the positive and the negativesense; an exaggeration.) •/Roxanne is such a stunning beauty, it’s simply outof sight./ •/Mr. Gargoyle is so repulsive, it’s out of sight./ 4.Unreachable; unrealizable; belonging to the world of fiction and fantasy.•/Max’s dreams about winning the Senatorial election are really out of sight;he admits it himself./ Compare: PIPE DREAM.

[out of sight, out of mind] If one doesn’t see something for an extendedperiod of time, one tends to forget about it. — A proverb. •/After Carolinemoved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, "outof sight, out of mind."/

[out of sorts]{adj. phr.} In an angry or unhappy mood; in a badtemper; grouchy. •/Mary was out of sorts and wouldn’t say good morning./•/Bob was out of sorts because he didn’t get a bicycle for his birthday./

[out of step]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in step; not matchingstrides or keeping pace with another or others. •/George always marches outof step with the music./ 2. Out of harmony; not keeping up. — Often followedby "with". •/Just because you don’t smoke, it doesn’t mean you are out ofstep with other boys and girls your age./ Contrast: IN STEP.

[out of stock]{adj. phr.} Having none for sale or use; no longer insupply; sold out. •/When Father tried to get tires for an old car, the man inthe store said that size was out of stock and were not sold anymore./ •/Somany children have bought balloons that the store is now out of stock./Compare: OUT OF PRINT. Contrast: IN STOCK.