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on the outs

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No longer on friendly terms, as in They've been on the outs with their in-laws for years. This idiom appeared in the early 1900s and derives from the synonymous at outs, first recorded in 1824.

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Words nearby on the outs

on the off chance, on the one hand, on the order of, on the other foot, on the other hand, on the outs, on the part of, on the point of, on the prowl, on the Q.T., on the qui vive
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Words related to on the outs

combative, contentious, hostile, quarrelsome, ornery, bellicose, antagonistic, aggressive, fierce, militant, flip, fighting, mean, ardent, cantankerous, hot, hot-tempered, pugnacious, truculent, warlike