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• out of the woods
  вне опасности

  Although Thornton was rapidly recovering from the flu, he was still not out of the woods.
• out of thin air
  из ничего, ниоткуда

  The helicopter appeared above our heads from nowhere, right out of thin air.
• out of this world
  удивительный, сказочный

  Dina's new attire was out of this world; it was extremely beautiful.
• out of touch with (someone or something)
  больше не общаться с кем-либо, не трогать что-либо

  I had been out of touch with Marion for a long time before she called and asked for help.
• out of town
  за городом, в отъезде

  My husband is a truck driver and he is out of town most of the time.
• out of tune
  (быть) не расположенным к кому-либо, не в ладу с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Jeffry is out of tune with his company.
• out of turn
  вне очереди, без очереди

  I don't like it when my co-workers do something out of turn.
• out of whack
  плохо работающий, расстроенный, не поддающимся корректировке (об инструменте)

  As my old camera was out of whack, I couldn't use it any longer.
• out of work
  безработный

  Mike has been out of work for quite some time now.
• out on patrol
  патрулировать

  Sergeant Thompson was out on patrol when he saw a car speeding.
• out on the town
  праздновать в городе

  It's my birthday the day after tomorrow and we are going to be out on the town.
• out-and-out (something)
  несомненно, бесспорно, целиком и полностью, убеждённый, матёрый, отъявленный

  The man is an out-and-out scoundrel, and I refuse to have anything in common with him.
• out-of-date
  устаревший, вышедший из моды

  "Look at this dress! Don't you think it is out-of-date?"
• outgrow (something)
  перерасти, вырасти из чего-либо

  My daughter has outgrown most of her summer frocks.
• outguess (someone)
  предугадать действия кого-либо

  My father is unpredictable; it is impossible to outguess him.
• outside of (something)
  кроме

  I couldn't hear any sounds outside of the whisper of the wind.
• outside the box
  не быть связанным устаревшими представлениями

  I am not bound by outdated ideas; I can be creative and think outside the box.
• over (someone's) head
  (сделать что-либо) через чью-либо голову

  They did not receive any answer from the manager, so they went over his head and talked to the chief executive.
• over a barrel
  быть в беспомощной ситуации, быть в ловушке

  "You have me over a barrel; I am in the position where I have no choice but accept your terms."
• over and done with
  закончить

  Ron wanted to get project over and done with as soon as possible.
• over and over
  неоднократно, много раз, повторно

  She asked for help over and over, but no one gave her a hand.
• over the hill
  не в состоянии работать, как прежде; "время ушло"

  My work performance is not what it used to be; I am definitely over the hill.
• over the hump
  закончить трудную часть (чего-либо)

  That is the most difficult part of the project, but fortunately we are over the hump with it.
• over the long run/haul
  в течение длительного периода времени

  Over the long run Tom has been dreaming of expanding his business.
• over the short run/haul
  в недалёком будущем

  Over the short run our town will change drastically.
• over the top
  чрезмерный, излишний

  His anxiety about his health is over the top.
• over with
  подойти к концу, закончиться

  When the performance was over with, the audience began to pour out of the auditorium.
• owing to (someone or something)
  из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Owing to the crisis a lot of factories in the country stopped operating.
• own up to (something)
  сознаться в чём-либо

  The man was suspected of murdering his wife, but he never owned up to it.
• play devil's advocate
  не принимать на веру и во всем сомневаться; быть защитником неправедного дела

  Mary offered to play devil's advocate and argue against our case so that we would find out any flaws in it.
• quake in one's boots
  трястись от страха

  While walking along a dark alley, Tony was quaking in his boots.
• queer as a three-dollar bill
  очень странный (как банкнота в 3 доллара)

  What John showed me is the strangest thing I have ever seen; it is as queer as a three-dollar bill.
• quick and dirty
  сделанный на скорую руку, тяп-ляп

  The methods that the firm has chosen to cut expenses are quick and dirty.
• quick as a flash
  с быстротой молнии, в мгновение ока

  The lightening struck a tree in the garden; it happened quick as a flash.
• quick as a wink
  очень быстро, молниеносно

  I turned around to look at the speeding car, and quick as a wink it was gone.