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

Not that Sage is out of the woods.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We’re not out of the woods yet,” National Weather Service meteorologist Daniel Berc said Sunday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Despite a flurry of vague timelines and lofty promises, it doesn’t seem like we’ll be out of the woods any time soon.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

“That does not mean that we are out of the woods yet with respect to home-related spending, particularly as rates continue to move back up,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The two men have their weapons drawn and are looking all around them like something’s going to jump out of the woods and grab them.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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