out of it

1. 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]

2. 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

“I’m glad to see we’re out of it,” Bastian said.

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For six months, the actor spent more time in monster makeup than out of it, with muscled prosthetics layered onto his body and deep fissures painted onto his skin.

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“When you come out of a Fed tightening cycle, gold would rally, and we are clearly coming out of it now.”

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He designed several more structures, including one that showed substances could flow in and out of it.

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And when the agents grab onto his T-shirt, he slips out of it, grabs his discarded hat and darts away like Bugs Bunny humiliating Elmer Fudd?

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• dull 
• inert 
• lackadaisical 
• languid 
• leaden 
• lethargic 
• lifeless 
• lukewarm 
• passive 
• sleepy 
• sluggish