| 释义 |
out of the wood (or woods) [usually with negative] Out of danger or difficulty: we are not out of the woods but we have been thrown a lifeline...- Observers, however, do not doubt that the company is well down the recovery track - if not quite out of the woods.
- Neither he nor his illustrious brother seem out of the woods yet.
- Her doctor said, Yes, she's out of the woods, with a quickening and lightening of his voice.
See parent entry: wood |