out of it
Idioms-
Not participating in or knowledgeable about a particular trend, pursuit, or group. For example, Dad looked really out of it, riding his bike in bathing trunks and long black socks , or Mary sometimes felt out of it because she didn't know anyone in the most popular crowd . [Early 1800s]
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Confused or disoriented. For example, Two or three beers and she was out of it , or He had no idea where he was or had been; he was totally out of it . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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“I didn’t lie to you. I just made a mistake about the date of the orientation. Why do you have to make such a big deal out of it?”
From Literature
"So I was tricked, I couldn't get out of it anymore," Schwarzenegger laughed.
From BBC
"I was actually having panic attacks in the studio... but I was determined to write my way out of it."
From BBC
They staggered their last days and made a rolling drama out of it for weeks.”
I like the idea that he was still a schoolboy wearing his shorts and his sandals, although I think that's ripping the proverbial out of it.
From BBC
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