单词 | out of place |
释义 | out of placeSEE SYNONYMS FOR out of place ON THESAURUS.COM Not in the proper situation, not belonging; inappropriate for the circumstances or location. For example, A high school graduate, she felt out of place among all these academics with advanced degrees, or This velvet sofa is out of place on the porch. This idiom uses place in the sense of “a fitting position.” [First half of 1800s] Words nearby out of placeout of one's shell, out of one's system, out of one's way, out of order, out of phase, out of place, out-of-pocket, out of practice, out-of-print, out of proportion, out of reach The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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