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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Example Sentences

“Although I am not out of the woods yet, I am thankful to the Board for granting me the space to focus on my health and to arm myself with the knowledge I needed to make informed decisions,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Citi wasn’t out of the woods even after the “bad bank” was shuttered.

From The Wall Street Journal

We shall see, the sense is he is not out of the woods yet, but at least Tudor can have the satisfaction of demonstrating he can get a reaction from Spurs players who had previously looked down and out.

From BBC

And Radcliffe’s compassionate portrayal of a survivor recognizing that he’s not out of the woods just because he made it into adulthood is one of those things that makes a theater lover just a little more appreciative of the humanity at the center of this art form.

From Los Angeles Times

So while the market seems relatively unscathed by the war right now, stocks are far from being out of the woods just yet.

From Barron's

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