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
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
Nearly a year has passed, and the report, titled “Private Ratings Among U.S. Insurer Bond Investments Continue to Rise and Have Nearly Tripled in Five Years,” remains out of sight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Now Max’s knees went weak with relief, and he slid down out of sight of the open window, his back pressed comfortingly against the wall.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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