out of the woods

Idioms  

1. 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.

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out of the woods

In recent weeks, jet fuel prices have fallen sharply to around $967 a tonne, but the aviation industry is not out of the woods yet, says Amaar Khan, a jet fuel specialist at Argus Media.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The energy market, however, is far from out of the woods.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

“We’re not out of the woods quite yet,” Singer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Still, Goldberg noted, “Intel is not out of the woods yet.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

We walked our bikes out of the woods and mounted them, ready to ride the rest of the way.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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