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

I tore my eyes from the spectacle as swiftly as I could, for Christoffels’ expression forbade us to notice anything out of the ordinary.

From Literature

The first time they properly met, Hutchcroft thought Barrett looked wealthy but nothing out of the ordinary for that part of town.

From BBC

"There was nothing out of the ordinary at all. No little cables hanging out or anything," Suranovas says.

From BBC

"We're especially keen to hear from anyone who was travelling on the Cornagrade Road into Corban Avenue between 18:30 GMT and 22:45 GMT on Saturday and noticed anything out of the ordinary, or suspicious, to make contact with us," he said.

From BBC

This behavior was quite out of the ordinary.

From Literature