Synonyms

out of the woods

Idioms

Out of difficulties, danger or trouble, as in We're through the worst of the recession—we're out of the woods now, or That pneumonia was serious, but Charles is finally out of the woods. This expression, alluding to having been lost in a forest, dates from Roman times; it was first recorded in English in 1792. The British usage is out of the wood.

Example Sentences

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But Strategy isn’t out of the woods for good.

From MarketWatch

But Brooks, a former currency strategist at Goldman Sachs, also thinks the dollar isn’t out of the woods yet.

From MarketWatch

But Dr Hart was not out of the woods yet.

From BBC

Donabedian doesn’t think the AI rally is out of the woods, despite the two-day rally.

From Barron's

“Consensus is that we are not out of the woods and there is going to be a lot of AI-related drama,” O’Regan writes.

From Barron's

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