O
Idioms beginning with "O"
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[out of the frying pan into the fire]
Out of one trouble into worse trouble; from something bad to something worse. — A proverb.
* /The movie cowboy was out of the frying pan into the fire. After he escaped from the robbers, he was captured by […]
[out of the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal}
1a. With a score better than zero in a game; especially a card game, to a score above zero.
It took us a long time to get out of the hole in the card game.
1b. Even with an opponent after being […]
[out of the ordinary] {adj. phr.}
Outside or beyond common experience; unusual; wonderful; extraordinary.
The parade will be something out of the ordinary because a real king will be there.
* /This juggler was out of the ordinary because he could […]
[out of the picture] {adv. phr.}
No longer a possibility or in the running; rejected.
Mark assured Carol that his ex-wife was completely out of the picture.
[out of the question] {adj. phr.}
Not worth considering; unthinkable; impossible.
It sometimes snows as late as June in the mountains, but the summer campers thought that snow was out of the question.
* /The boys had no money, so it was out of the […]
[out of the red] {adv. phr.}
Having reached solvency; no longer in debt.
Under the new management, our company finally got out of the red.
Contrast: [IN THE HOLE], [IN THE RED].
Compare: [IN THE BLACK].
[out of the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}
Having no chance to win; not among the real contenders; not among those to be considered.
John had been out of the running since his first date with Mary, but he didn't realize it.
* /Jones's horse was […]
[out of the swim] {adj. phr.}
Not doing what others are doing; not active in business or social affairs.
Mary had to stay home and take care of Mother while she was sick, and soon felt out of the swim.
* /The toy manufacturer who is out of the […]
[out of the way] {adv. phr.}
1. Not where people usually go; difficult to reach.
When little Tommy comes to visit her, Aunt Sally puts her lamps and vases out of the way.
- Often used with hyphens before a noun.
* /Gold was found in an […]