out of harm's way

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.

Example Sentences

He's from the west of Ukraine and could return there out of harm's way.

From BBC

She said she called 999 amid the "bedlam" and "chaos" as she and Ms Liddle tried to push terrified children out of harm's way.

From BBC

“I heard her monitor wasn’t working,” says Huerta, his voice shaking, “and she had to see the frame from the steady cam. … If I was there I could have put her monitor out of harm’s way. I always made sure she was out of the danger. Any time the gun was pointed, I would make sure that monitor was safe.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It isn’t normal. We want people to get out of harm’s way.”

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, he and his team have managed to get about 3,000 civilians out of harm's way, taking them away from front lines to safer areas.

From BBC

Related Words

• intact 
• undamaged 
• uninjured 
• unscathed 
• untouched