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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“We’re doing our best to make the best judgments we can, but keeping politics out of it,” he said.
“If they could spend their way out of it they would have done that before, and they wouldn’t have had to resort to this kind of violence,” said Erik Meyersson, the chief emerging markets strategist at the Swedish bank SEB.
It was the reaction which caused the VAR, Paul Tierney, to stay out of it.
From BBC
I think the movie’s fantastic, but what I got out of it personally, it was extraordinary.
From Los Angeles Times
They find their own experience out of it, which can be quite emotional and quite cathartic in a good way.
From Los Angeles Times
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