He rejected the plan out of hand.他轻率地否决了这个方案。

Suggestions that the hearing should be delayed were dismissed out of hand.听证会应延期举行的建议遭轻率驳回

The kids were (getting) out of hand. [=were behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way]这些孩子不服管教了。

He warns that technology is getting out of hand.他警告说那项技术的使用正逐渐失控。