Also, out of someone's sight . Out of the range of vision, as in Stay out of sight while they're visiting , or Don't let the baby out of your sight in the yard . [c. 1200] This idiom is also used in the phrase get out of someone's sight , meaning “go away”; for example, Jean was furious with Bill and told him to get out of her sight at once .
Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous.
an out-of-sight guitarist.
beyond reason; exceedingly high.
out-of-sight hospital bills.
Also, out of someone's sight . Out of the range of vision, as in Stay out of sight while they're visiting , or Don't let the baby out of your sight in the yard . [c. 1200] This idiom is also used in the phrase get out of someone's sight , meaning “go away”; for example, Jean was furious with Bill and told him to get out of her sight at once .
Unreasonable, excessive, as in Our bill for the wine was out of sight . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]
Excellent, superb, as in The graduation party was out of sight . This phrase is also used as an interjection meaning “Wonderful!” as in Do I like it? Out of sight! [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]
out of sight , out of mind . What is absent is soon forgotten, as in I don't think of them unless they send a Christmas card—out of sight, out of mind, I guess . This phrase has been proverbial since Homer's time; the earliest recorded use in English was about 1450.
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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Their goal was to determine whether the animals could learn to use a mirror to identify the location of a food source that was out of sight.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Drywood termites are experts at staying out of sight.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Storey said Gedel was then seen on the landing outside Watkins' cell, "in all likelihood waiting for a moment when the prison officers on the landing were out of sight".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The moon’s thousands of scars projected themselves across the Earth as it slowly slipped out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I ducked out of sight, waited a minute, then looked again.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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