Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 631 "You have no money so going to Brazil for a holiday is out of the question." out of the red - to be out of debt The small company is out of the red after two years of cutting costs. out of the running - to be no longer being considered The new movie is out of the running for any major awards. out of the way - to be remote We went to an out-of-the-way restaurant for our first dinner together. out of the woods - to be out of danger, to be in the clear His injury is very serious and I do not think that he is out of the woods yet. out of thin air - out of nothing, from nowhere The deer seemed to jump out of thin air and onto the road. out of this world - to be wonderful, to be fantastic The new dessert that she made last weekend was out of this world. out of touch with (someone or something) - to be no longer in contact with someone Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 632 I am out of touch with many of my friends from high school. out of town - to be temporarily not in one's own town My father has been out of town a lot this year. out of tune - to be not in agreement, to be not going well together We are out of tune with what the other members of the group think. out of turn - to be not at the proper time or order The teacher becomes angry when her students speak out of turn. out of whack - to be crazy/silly, to be out of adjustment or order My DVD player is out of whack and I can't use it at all. out of work - to be unemployed There are many people out of work in our town. to be/go out on a limb - to be in a dangerous or risky position The man went out on a limb to offer his brother the job. out on bail - to be out of jail after bail money has been paid Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 633 The man is out on bail after being arrested for stealing money from his company. out on parole - to be out of jail but still under police supervision The bank robber is out on parole after being in jail for seven years. out on patrol - to be away from a central location and checking for something The soldiers were out on patrol most of the night. out on the town - to be celebrating someplace around town I am tired today because we were out on the town last night. out to lunch - to be crazy/mad He seems to be out to lunch but everybody likes him. . outgrow (something) - to get too big/old for something The little boy has begun to outgrow his small bicycle. outguess (someone) - to guess what someone else might do Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 634 It is difficult to outguess my boss. She always knows what is going on in our company. outside of (something) - other than something, except for something Outside of the weather our vacation was quite enjoyable. outside the box - not bound by old and limiting structures/rules/practices Everybody in the design company was encouraged to think outside the box in order to be creative. over Idioms over a barrel - to be in a helpless or trapped position I think that we have the other company over a barrel and we should be able to win the contract easily. over and above (something) - in addition to something Over and above my salary I also get an allowance for transportation from my company. over and done with - to be finished I want to get my legal case over and done with and forget about it. over and over - repeated many times Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 635 I told my friend over and over that I do not want to go to that restaurant again. over one`s dead body - never, under no circumstances Over my dead body will I let him come to the party next week. over one`s head - to be in a situation that is too difficult to understand The joke went over the girl's head so we had to explain it to her. over (someone`s) head - to go to a more important person who is in charge, to go to a higher official We did not receive a good answer from the official so we went over his head and talked to his boss. over the hill - to be past one`s prime, to be unable to function as one used to I thought that my friend was over the hill and should not be working at all. over the hump - to be over the difficult part of something We are over the hump with our project and should be able to finish it soon. over the long run/haul - over a long period of time Over the long run he plans to expand his business slowly. over the short run/haul - for the immediate future Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 636 Over the short run using the old computer should be adequate to do our job. over the top - to be excessive/overdone The demands of our boss are over the top and everybody is becoming angry. over with - to be at the end of something, to be finished with When the game on television is over with we can eat dinner. . owing to (someone or something) - because of someone or something Owing to the bad weather many airplane flights were recently canceled. own up to (something) - to accept the blame for something, to admit one`s guilt about something The suspected murderer owned up to the murder of his wife. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 637 P pack a punch/wallop - to provide a burst of energy/power/excitement The storm packed a wallop and did much damage to the coast. a pack of lies - a series of lies Everything that the man said was a pack of lies and nobody believed him. pack them in - to attract a lot of people The new restaurant is able to pack them in with its new and exciting menu. packed in like sardines - to be packed very tightly The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour. pad the bill - to add false expenses to a bill The salesman always pads the bill when he goes on a business trip. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 638 paddle one's own canoe - to do something by oneself I was forced to paddle my own canoe when the rest of the staff went away for a seminar. a pain in the neck/ass - an annoying/bothersome thing or person Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck. paint oneself into a corner - to get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of My friend has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor. paint the town red - to go out and party and have a good time We decided to go out and paint the town red after we passed our exams. pal around (with someone) - to be friends with someone I have begun to pal around with a friend from my evening language class. pale around the gills - to look sick My colleague was looking a little pale around the gills when he came to work today. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 639 palm (something) off on (someone) - to deceive someone by a trick or a lie, to sell or give something by tricking The man palmed off his old television set as one that was new and reliable. pan out - to end or finish favorably, to work out well "I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out." paper over the cracks (in/of something) - to try to hide faults or difficulties Our boss is trying to paper over the cracks in the office and will not deal with the problems of the staff. par for the course - to be just what was expected, to be nothing unusual That was par for the course. He always comes late when there is a lot of work to do. paradise (on earth) - a place on earth that is as lovely as paradise The resort in the mountains was paradise on earth. part and parcel of (something) - a necessary or important part of something The house that we bought is part and parcel of a much larger piece of property. part company (with someone) - to leave someone, to depart from someone The two business partners decided to part company and begin their own businesses. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 640 partake of (something) - to eat or drink something I decided not to partake of the large dinner before the golf tournament. partial to (someone or something) - favoring or preferring someone or something Our boss is partial to the new person who recently began to work in our company. the particulars of (something) - the specific details about something I have no knowledge of the particulars of my father's business dealings. parting of the ways - a point at which people separate and go their own ways I had a parting of the ways with my closest friend from high school. party line - the official ideas of a group (usually political) that must be followed by all members The members of the political party were forced to follow the party line on most issues. the party's over - a happy or good time has come to an end The party's over and I must now begin to work after my long holiday. . someone) - to leave someone, to depart from someone The two business partners decided to part company and begin their own businesses. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 640 partake of (something) - to. paradise on earth. part and parcel of (something) - a necessary or important part of something The house that we bought is part and parcel of a much larger piece of property. part company (with. The members of the political party were forced to follow the party line on most issues. the party's over - a happy or good time has come to an end The party's over and I must