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Examples:nothing out of the ordinary —a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising—scared out of one's wits—spooked out of one's mind—precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)—knock out (of a jolt from an earthquake or crash)—go out (of fire, lamp, stove, cigarette etc)—undisciplined and out of control—fly into a rage out of humiliation—change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction—Thank you for having gone out of your way help me.—Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head—drop out (of college etc)—(of a prepaid mobile phone) be out of credit—fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)—sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation—spill out (of water from a spring)—out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits—mind one's own business and keep out of trouble—the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")—come back out of retirement—lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits—break out of an enclosure—make up (out of components)—find a way out of a predicament—lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo [idiom.]—unable sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) [idiom.]—out of the frying pan inthe fire—no room advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma—wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather—adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)—speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle—total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipe-out—Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.— |