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[out-of-pocket expenses]{n. phr.} Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. •/Luckily, my out-of-pocket expenses didn’t amount to more than $15./

[out of practice]{adj. phr.} Not in proper condition; unable to do something well because of lack of practice. •/The basketball team got out of practice during the Christmas holidays./ Compare: OUT OF SHAPE. Contrast: IN PRACTICE.

[out of print]{adj. phr.} No longer obtainable from the publisher because the printed copies have been sold out; no longer printed. •/The book is out of print. An edition of one thousand copies was sold and no more copies were printed./ Compare: OUT OF STOCK. Contrast: IN PRINT.

[out of school] See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL.

[out of season]{adv. phr.} 1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching. •/The boys were caught fishing out of season./ 2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling. •/The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here./ Contrast: IN SEASON.

[out of shape] or [out of condition]{adj. phr.} 1. Not in good condition; not able to perform well. •/Father was out of shape when he took a long hike with the boys, and he was stiff and sore the next day./ •/Jack’s pitching arm got out of condition during the winter, when he wasn’t using it./ Compare: OUT OF PRACTICE. 2. Not look the same; changed. •/Someone sat on father’s new hat and mashed it. It is now out of shape./ Contrast: IN SHAPE.

[out of sight]{adv. phr.} 1. Not within one’s field of vision. •/The sailboat disappeared out of sight over the horizon./ 2. Extremely expensive. •/The builder’s estimate was so high that it was out of sight./ 3. Unbelievable; fantastic; incredible (both in the positive and the negative sense; an exaggeration.) •/Roxanne is such a stunning beauty, it’s simply out of sight./ •/Mr. Gargoyle is so repulsive, it’s out of sight./ 4. Unreachable; unrealizable; belonging to the world of fiction and fantasy. •/Max’s dreams about winning the Senatorial election are really out of sight; he admits it himself./ Compare: PIPE DREAM.

[out of sight, out of mind] If one doesn’t see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it. — A proverb. •/After Caroline moved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."/

[out of sorts]{adj. phr.} In an angry or unhappy mood; in a bad temper; grouchy. •/Mary was out of sorts and wouldn’t say good morning./ •/Bob was out of sorts because he didn’t get a bicycle for his birthday./

[out of step]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in step; not matching strides or keeping pace with another or others. •/George always marches out of step with the music./ 2. Out of harmony; not keeping up. — Often followed by "with". •/Just because you don’t smoke, it doesn’t mean you are out of step with other boys and girls your age./ Contrast: IN STEP.