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• out-of-sight
  out-of-sight

  adjective

  fantastic; great; marvelous.
• out of sight
  out of sight

  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 .

out-of-sight

American  

[out-uhv-sahyt] / ˈaʊt əvˈsaɪt /

adjective

1. Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous.

   an out-of-sight guitarist.

2. beyond reason; exceedingly high.

   out-of-sight hospital bills.

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out of sight Idioms  

1. 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 .

2. Unreasonable, excessive, as in Our bill for the wine was out of sight . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]

3. 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]

4. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of out-of-sight

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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out-of-sight out of sight

He said California is on the cusp of more dedicated efforts to replenish water reserves that have long been largely out-of-sight, out-of-mind.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024

Under the proposed new rules, out-of-sight flights would be allowed at low altitude in areas where other aircraft would not be expected to operate.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024

I soon learned from another staff member that when a person’s travel location is input into the system, it’s enclosed by an out-of-sight geofence.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2023

Like challenges adjudicated in a far-off room by out-of-sight officials.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

And who could possibly be paying those out-of-sight prices?

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

For years, almost any open space far enough out of sight looked like a why-not dumping ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

For Platner, people with inconvenient needs and agency simply dropped out of sight.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

Smith, for his part, is dubious about the veracity of the ransom notes - and believes Guthrie was ferreted down to Mexico where she could more easily be kept out of sight.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The finding about increased productivity may come as a surprise to bosses who fret about what their employees are up to when they are out of sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Jack shook his head again, and this time dropped out of sight of the window, coming to a stop about halfway down the dragon’s tail.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley