out of the ordinary

Idioms  

1. Unusual, uncommon, exceptional, as in The venison they served was certainly out of the ordinary. This expression sometimes, but not always, indicates that something is better than the usual. However, the negative version, nothing out of the ordinary, usually indicates that something is not special or outstanding, as in It was an interesting lecture, but nothing out of the ordinary.

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Example Sentences

Out of the ordinary; not conforming to the usual rule; as the death rate was enormous.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

Out of the ordinary revenues of the government, aided by the property of the suppressed monasteries, schools were founded, an alms-house, a lazaretto for the plague-stricken, and an orphan-asylum.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob

Out of the ordinary route of circumnavigating explorers, few European ships had reached its coast, when the Dutch attempted to form establishments on its southern and western sides, giving it the name of New Holland.

From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Thebaud, Augustus J.