circulation イディオム

out of circulation

not active, not joining in what others are doing He has a new girlfriend so he will probably be out of circulation for awhile.

get back into circulation

Idiom(s): get back into circulation

Theme: SOCIAL

to start being social with people again after a period of being by oneself; to start dating again, especially after a divorce or breakup with a lover.
• Sally is anxious to get back into circulation after the nasty divorce she went through.
• Todd could not bring himself to get back into circulation after the death of his wife.

back in circulation

Idiom(s): back in circulation

Theme: MOVEMENT

[for a thing to be] available to the public again. (Said especially of things that are said to circulate, such as money, library books, and magazines.)
• I’ve heard that gold coins are back in circulation in Europe.
• I would like to read War and Peace. Is it back in circulation, or is it still checked out?

back in circulation|back|circulation

adv. phr. 1. Socially active once again (said about people); back on the dating circuit after a divorce or a romantic breakup. Now that Sully is divorced from Jim she is hack in circulation. 2. Once again available to the public (said about types of paper money, rare coins, or other commercially available goods). In the USA the two-dollar hill was back in circulation for a short time only in the 1950s and 1960s.

into circulation|circulation|in circulation

adj. phr., informal Going around and doing things as usual; joining what others are doing, John broke his leg and was out of school for several weeks, but now he is back in circulation again. Mary's mother punished her by stopping her from dating for two weeks, but then she got hack into circulation.
Antonym: OUT OF CIRCULATION.

out of circulation|circulation|out

adj. phr., informal Not out in the company of friends, other people, and groups; not active; not joining in what others are doing. John has a job after school and is out of circulation with his friends.
Antonym: IN CIRCULATION.

circulation

circulation
see in circulation; out of circulation.

in circulation

in circulation
Also, into circulation. In business or social life, especially after a period of absence. For example, After a month in the hospital Bill was eager to get back in circulation. The antonym is out of circulation, as in Since we had twins we've been out of circulation, but we're hoping to get out more often soon. These expressions, dating from the first half of the 1900s, employ circulation in the sense of “making the rounds among people,” a usage dating from the 1600s.