to be out to do sth
31out of harm's way — phrasal : in a safe place : remote from sources of injury a loudspeaker set high out of harm s way Evelyn Waugh * * * out of harm s way In a safe place • • • Main Entry: ↑harm * * * out of harm’s way phrase in a safe place, so that nothing bad… …
32out of tune with somebody — be ˌin/ˌout of ˈtune (with sb/sth) idiom to be/not be in agreement with sb/sth; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as sb/sth • These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. • The President… …
33out of tune with something — be ˌin/ˌout of ˈtune (with sb/sth) idiom to be/not be in agreement with sb/sth; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as sb/sth • These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. • The President… …
34out of this world — (informal).See wonderful. → world * * * phrasal : of the highest quality : remarkably fine : of extraordinary excellence : magnificent, superb her voice is simply out of this world …
35out on a limb — 1 the portrayal of Scotland as being out on a limb: ISOLATED, segregated, set apart, separate, cut off, solitary. 2 the government would not go out on a limb: IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION, vulnerable; informal sticking one s neck o …
36out of pocket — adverb 1. : not in pocket : in the position of having lost money when taxes and drainage rates had been paid, the landlord was out of pocket Henry Williamson 2. : out of funds : without money made no effort to order beers, being slightly out of… …
37out of the running (for something) — in/out of the ˈrunning (for sth) idiom (informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving sth Main entry: ↑runningidiom …
38out of practice — adjective impaired in skill by neglect • Syn: ↑rusty • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑rustiness (for: ↑rusty) * * * RUSTY, unpractised. → …
39out of the loop — in/out of/the loop informal phrase belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something Thesaurus: knowing and knowing about somethingsynonym not knowing about somethingsynonym …
40out-of-court — adjective out of court settlement an agreement to settle a legal argument, in which one side agrees to pay money to the other so that the problem is not brought to court see also: settle sth out of court court 1 (1) …
