out of harm's way

Idioms  

1. In a safe condition or place, as in We fenced the yard to keep the children out of harm's way. This idiom was first recorded about 1661.

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Example Sentences

The BBC understands the drone - with a two-metre wingspan - had been tracked by radar approaching the base, time enough to sound the air raid warning and to get people out of harm's way.

From BBC

The riders and their teams knew they needed to get their prized horses, which can carry price tags of up to several million dollars each, out of harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many were stuck in hotels, waiting for instructions from local authorities, creating a challenge for the company as it sought to get employees home and out of harm’s way, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

This week, far to the east of Kyiv, the trains that evacuated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in February and March 2022 are still taking people out of harm's way.

From BBC

They were out of the water for the moment, but they weren’t out of harm’s way yet.

From Literature

Related Words

• intact
• undamaged
• uninjured
• unscathed
• untouched