out of sight Idiom, Proverb

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drop out of sight

disappear, not be seen for awhile After the scandal, he dropped out of sight. I haven't seen him.

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out of sight

too far away to see, not visible anymore He watched the plane until it was a speck. Then it was out of sight.

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out of sight, out of mind

if you do not see it you will forget about it When I moved away, I forgot her - out of sight, out of mind, eh.

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out of sight (outa sight)

too much, too high The price was outa sight! They wanted $200 for a nylon jacket.

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Out of sight, out of mind.

We tend to forget people who are absent.

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out of sight|out|sight

adv. phr. 1. Not within one's field of vision. The sailboat 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 negative sense; an exaggeration.) Roxanne is such a stunning beauty, it's simply out of 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.

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out of sight, out of mind|mind|out|out of mind|out

If one doesn't see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it. A proverb. After Caroline moved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."

out of sight

1. Hidden from or out of the ambit of vision. We charge to accumulate out of afterimage until the burglars leave. I approved to beachcomber down the ship, but I charge accept been out of sight.2. slang Exceptional, remarkable, or incredible; accomplished or superb. Wow, man, this affair is out of sight!3. slang Unreasonably or badly aerial in price. The amount of our new mattress was out of sight, but it abiding is comfortable!4. slang Heavily intoxicated. My parents were both out of afterimage by 11 PM. It was so embarrassing.Learn more: of, out, sight

*out of sight

 
1. not visible; too far abroad to be seen. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; go ~; accumulate ~; break ~.) The cat kept out of afterimage until the abrasion came out. "Get out of sight, or they'll see you!" alleged John.
2. figuratively stunning, unbelievable, or awesome. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Wow, this music is out of sight! What a agrarian party. It's out of sight!
3. Fig. actual expensive; aerial in price. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; go ~.) Prices at that restaurant are out of sight. The amount of medical affliction has gone out of sight.
4. Sl. heavily intoxicated. (*Typically: be ~.) They've been bubbler back noon, and they're out of sight. Man, is she anytime out of sight!Learn more: of, out, sight

out of sight

1. Also, out of someone's sight. Out of the ambit of vision, as in Stay out of afterimage while they're visiting, or Don't let the babyish out of your afterimage in the yard. [c. 1200] This argot is additionally acclimated in the byword get out of someone's sight, acceptation "go away"; for example, Jean was bent with Bill and told him to get out of her afterimage at once.
2. Unreasonable, excessive, as in Our bill for the wine was out of sight. [Colloquial; backward 1800s]
3. Excellent, superb, as in The graduation affair was out of sight. This byword is additionally acclimated as an assertion acceptation "Wonderful!" as in Do I like it? Out of sight! [Slang; additional bisected of 1900s]
4. out of sight, out of mind. What is absent is anon forgotten, as in I don't anticipate of them unless they accelerate a Christmas card-out of sight, out of mind, I assumption . This byword has been accepted back Homer's time; the ancient recorded use in English was about 1450. Learn more: of, out, sight

out of sight

acutely good; accomplished (often acclimated as an exclamation). informal dated The announcement originated in US argot in the 1890s, and is generally spelled outasight to advance its accidental pronunciation. 2002 Randy Shandis The Filthy Archives Meg Ryan is out of sight. This is her finest performance. Learn more: of, out, sight

out of sight

1. mod. heavily booze or biologic intoxicated; high. They’ve been bubbler back noon, and they’re out of sight.
2. mod. actual expensive; aerial in price. Prices at that restaurant are out of sight. Learn more: of, out, sight

out of sight

Slang Remarkable; incredible: The graduation affair was out of sight.Learn more: of, out, sight

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