out of one's Идиома
put (something or someone) out of one's head/mind
go out of one's way
Our teacher went out of his way to be nice to the newcomer．我们老师对新同学格外好。
The restaurant owner goes out of his way to see that all his guests are wellsatis fied．饭店老板尽力照料客人，务使他们满意。
2．go astray误入歧途
Not knowing the road，the stranger went out of his way．这个陌生人因路不熟而误入歧途。
out of one's blood
When Tom moved to the city，he couldn't get the country out of his blood．汤姆搬进城以后，对农村仍无法忘怀。
out of one's element
Wild animals are out of their element in cages．野生动物不习惯笼中生活。
I'm out of my element when people start talking about music．人们一谈起音乐，我就是外行了。
out of one's head
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。
out of one's head/mind/senses
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。
out of one's mind
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。
out of one's senses
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。
out of one's shell
John wouldn't come out of his shell and talk to the boys and girls at the party．约翰放不开羞怯沉默的性格，无法与聚会中的人交谈。
out of one's wits
He is out of his wits．他疯了。
His provocative remark nearly drove me out of my wits．他的挑衅性的话简直把我气疯了。
2．greatly upset不知所措
He was frightened out of his wits．他被吓得不知如何是好。
The enemy，scared out of their wits，were routed，and all of us laughed for joy．敌人吓得惊慌失措，溃不成军，而我们却高兴得放声大笑。
take the words out of one's mouth
Idiom(s): take the words out of one's mouthTheme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
[for someone else] to say what you were going to say. (Informal. Also with right, as in the example.)
• John said exactly what I was going to say. He took the words out of my mouth.
• I agree with you, and I wanted to say the same thing. You took the words right out of my mouth.
take the wind out of one's sails
Idiom(s): take the wind out of one's sailsTheme: CHALLENGE
to challenge someone's boasting or arrogance. (Informal.)
• John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails,
• Learning that one has been totally wrong about something can really take the wind out of one's sails.
take a leaf out of one's book
Idiom(s): take a leaf out of one's bookTheme: BEHAVIOR
to behave or to do something in the way that someone else would.
• When you act like that, you re taking a leaf out of your sister's book, and I don't like it!
• You had better do it your way. Don't take a leaf out of my book. I don't do it well.
put out of one's mind
Idiom(s): put sb or sth out of one's mindTheme: THOUGHT
to forget someone or something; to make an effort to stop thinking about someone or something.
• Try to put it out of your mind.
• I cant seem to put him out of my mind.
keep one's nose out of one's business
Idiom(s): keep one's nose out of one's businessTheme: INTRUSION
to refrain from interfering in someone else's business.
• Let John have his privacy, and keep your nose out of my business, too!
• Keep your nose out of my business!
jump out of one's skin
Idiom(s): jump out of one's skinTheme: SHOCK
to react strongly to shock or surprise. (Informal. Usually with nearly, almost, etc.)
• Oh! You really scared me. I nearly jumped out of my skin.
• Bill was so startled he almost jumped out of his skin.
get sth out of one's system
Idiom(s): get sth out of one's systemTheme: ESCAPE
to be rid of the desire to do something; to do something that you have been wanting to do so that you aren't bothered by wanting to do it anymore.
• I bought a new car. I’ve been wanting to for a long time. I'm glad I finally got that out of my system.
• I can't get it out of my system! I want to go back to school and earn a degree.
get one's nose out of one's business
Idiom(s): get one's nose out of one's businessTheme: WITHDRAW
to stop interfering in someone else's business; to mind one's own business.
• Go away! Get your nose out of my business!
• Bob just can't seem to get his nose out of other people's business.
get out of one's mind
Idiom(s): get sb or sth out of one's mind AND get sb or sth out of one's headTheme: FORGETFULNESS
to manage to forget someone or something; to stop thinking about or wanting someone or something.
• I can't get him out of my mind.
• Mary couldn't get the song out of her mind.
• Get that silly idea out of your head!
frighten one out of one's wits
Idiom(s): frighten one out of one's wits AND scare one out of one's witsTheme: FRIGHT
to frighten one very badly.
• Oh! That loud noise scared me out of my wits.
• I'll give him a good scolding and frighten him out of his wits.
eat out of one's hands
Idiom(s): eat out of one's handsTheme: OBEDIENCE
to do what someone else wants; to obey someone eagerly. (Often with have.)
• Just wait! I'll have everyone eating out of my hands. They'll do whatever I ask.
• The president has Congress eating out of his hands.
• A lot of people are eating out of his hands.
come out of one's shell
Idiom(s): come out of one's shellTheme: FRIENDS
to become more friendly.
• Ann, you should come out of your shell and spend more time with your friends.
• Come out of your shell, Tom. Go out and make some friends.
scare one out of one's wits
Idiom(s): frighten one out of one's wits AND scare one out of one's witsTheme: FRIGHT
to frighten one very badly.
• Oh! That loud noise scared me out of my wits.
• I'll give him a good scolding and frighten him out of his wits.
out of one's way
Idiom(s): out of the way AND out of one's way (2)Theme: LOCATION
2. not along the way.
• I'm sorry, but I can't give you a ride home. It's out of the way.
• That route is out of my way.
get out of one's head
Idiom(s): get sb or sth out of one's mind AND get sb or sth out of one's headTheme: FORGETFULNESS
to manage to forget someone or something; to stop thinking about or wanting someone or something.
• I can't get him out of my mind.
• Mary couldn't get the song out of her mind.
• Get that silly idea out of your head!
eat out of one's hand|eat|hand
v. phr., informal To trust someone fully; believe or obey someone without question. The governor has the reporters eating out of his hand. Helen is so pretty and popular that all the boys eat out of her hand.get something out of one's system|get|get out|syst
v. phr. 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one's body. John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system. 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an unwanted preoccupation. Ted bought a new cabin cruiser that he'd been wanting for a long time, and he says he is glad that he's finally got it out of his system.get the lead out of one's pants|get|lead|pants
v. phr., slang To get busy; work faster. The captain told the sailors to get the lead out of their pants. The coach told the players to get the lead out of their pants.go out of one's way|go|out of one's way
v. phr. To make an extra effort; do more than usual. Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl. Don did not like Charles, and he went out of his way to say bad things about Charles.Compare: BEND OVER BACKWARD, KNOCK ONESELF OUT.
jump out of one's skin|jump|skin
v. phr., informal To be badly frightened; be very much surprised. The lightning struck so close to Bill that he almost jumped out of his skin.Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.
out of one's blood|blood|out
adv. phr. Separate from one's feelings, interests, or desires. When Tom moved to the city, he couldn't get the country out of his blood. Mary is having a hard job getting summer laziness out of her blood.Antonym: IN ONE'S BLOOD.
out of one's element|element|out
adv. phr. Outside of your natural surroundings; where you do not belong or fit in. Wild animals are out of their element in cages. Chris is out of his element in singing class.Compare: OUT OF PLACE, BEYOND ONE'S DEPTH.
Antonym: IN ONE'S ELEMENT.
out of one's hair|hair|out
adj. phr., informal Rid of as a nuisance; relieved of as an annoyance. Harry got the boys out of his hair so he could study.Compare: OUT OF ONE'S WAY.
Antonym: IN ONE'S HAIR.
out of one's head|head|mind|off one's head|out|out
adj. phr., informal Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy. The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched. Her friends thought she was out of her mind to marry that man.Compare: OFF ONE'S ROCKER.
Antonym: COME TO ONE'S SENSES.
out of one's pocket|out|pocket
adv. phr. Having sustained a financial loss; poorer by a said amount. The show was so bad that, besides having a lousy time, I was also $35 out of my pocket.out of one's shell|out|shell
adv. phr., informal Out of one's bashfulness or silence; into friendly conversation.
Usually used after "come". John wouldn't come out of his shell and talk to the boys and girls at the party. The other girls tried to draw Ella out of her shell, but without success. Antonym: IN ONE'S SHELL.
scare out of one's wits|daylights|out of one's wit
v. phr., informal To frighten very much. The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair. Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.take the bread out of one's mouth|bread|mouth|take
v. phr. To take away or not give your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure. She accused her husband of drinking and gambling taking bread out of his children's mouths.take the wind out of one's sails|sail|sails|take|w
v. phr. To surprise someone by doing better or by catching him in an error. John came home boasting about the fish he had caught; it took the wind out of his sails when he found his little sister had caught a bigger one. Dick took the wind out of Bob's sails by showing him where he was wrong.Compare: TAKE THE STARCH OUT OF2.
take the words out of one's mouth|mouth|take|word|
v. phr. To say what another is just going to say; to put another's thought into words. "Let's go to the beach tomorrow." "You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that." I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the words out of my mouth and said she would like to see one.coming out of one's ears
coming out of one's earsOverabundant, more than can be managed, as in We miscalculated—new orders are coming out of our ears. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see embarrassment of riches.
get out of one's face
get out of one's facesee under in someone's face, def. 2.
get out of one's system
get out of one's systemsee out of one's system.
go out of one's mind
go out of one's mindLose one's mental stability, become insane, as in After he heard that the ore he had mined was worthless, the prospector went out of his mind. This phrase is often used as a humorous exaggeration, as in I'm going out of my mind reading these proofs. The phrase out of one's mind dates from the late 1300s, and was used with go shortly thereafter. Also see lose one's mind.
out of one's
out of one'sIn addition to the following idioms beginning with out of one's, also see under in one's.
out of one's depth
out of one's depthAlso, beyond one's depth. Outside one's understanding or competence, as in He was out of his depth in that advanced calculus class, or The conductor realized that playing the fugue at the right tempo was beyond their depth. This expression alludes to being in water so deep that one might sink. [c. 1600] Also see over one's head.
out of one's hair
out of one's hairsee under in someone's hair.
out of one's system
out of one's systemOut of one's thoughts or inclinations. It is often put as get something out of one's system, as in You need to get your ex-husband out of your system, or At the annual all-chocolate buffet I try everything, which gets it out of my system for at least a month, or Let him complain as much as he wants so he'll get it out of his system. This idiom uses system in the sense of “all one's physical and mental functions.” [c. 1900]
scare out of one's wits
scare out of one's witsAlso, frighten out of one's wits; scare stiff or silly or to death or the living daylights out of or the pants off. Terrify, make one panic, as in When the lights went out, she was scared out of her wits, or I was scared stiff that I would fail the driver's test. The first of these hyperbolic terms, scare out of one's wits, is the oldest and, like silly, suggests one is frightened enough to lose one's mind. The verb scare dates from about 1200, and out of one's wits was first recorded in William Tyndale's translation of the Bible in 1526 (I Corinthians 14:23): “Will they not say that ye are out of your wits?” They were first put together in 1697, the same period from which came scare out of one's seven senses, a usage now obsolete. The variant using daylights, which sometimes occurs without living, dates from the 1950s. Daylights at one time referred to the eyes but here means “vital organs.” Frighten to death was first recorded in Charles Dickens's Barnaby Rudge (1840) and scare to death probably appeared about the same time. However, to death used as an intensifier dates from the 1500s. These terms allude to the fact that a sudden fright can precipitate cardiac arrest. Scare stiff, first recorded in 1905, alludes to the temporary paralysis that can accompany intense fear. For the last variant, see also under pants off, the.
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