out of the woods

Idioms  

1. Out of difficulties, danger or trouble, as in We're through the worst of the recession—we're out of the woods now, or That pneumonia was serious, but Charles is finally out of the woods. This expression, alluding to having been lost in a forest, dates from Roman times; it was first recorded in English in 1792. The British usage is out of the wood.

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out of the woods

“It doesn’t seem like we’re out of the woods, even if temperatures start to drop after Thursday.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

“We are far from out of the woods at this point,” said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The energy market, however, is far from out of the woods.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Still, Goldberg noted, “Intel is not out of the woods yet.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

I remembered how the Hunters had stormed out of the woods when they fought the manticore, and I was prepared for something like that—1 one huge charge that could overwhelm us.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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