or so . about大约

I'll return in a week or so．我大约一星期后回来。

There will be thirty or so people at the party．约有三十人左右参加聚会。

or something . showing that the speaker is not sure（不能十分肯定）或是什么；或是做点什么

Don't idle away your time；do some writing or something．别虚度光阴，写点东西或是做点别的什么事儿。

Haven't seen you for a long time．Have you been on business or something? 好久没见你了。是出差了还是怎么的?

order about . order around . keep giving orders or instructions 不断差遣

He doesn't like being ordered about by anyone．他不喜欢受任何人的驱使。

I mean，he's got no right to order me about the place．我的意思是，他没有权利指派我在这儿干这干那。

 other than . except除…以外

He has no books other than the Bible．除了《圣经》以外，他没有别的书。

He has visited every country in Asia other than Japan．除了日本以外，他访问了所有的亚洲国家。

 other than . different from不同于

I do not wish him other than he is．我不希望他改变现状。

out and out . extreme；complete；thorough完完全全；彻头彻尾

He was an opportunist out and out．他是个彻头彻尾的机会主义者。

It was out and out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce．因为缺货，鸡蛋就索价两倍之高，简直是抢劫。

out cold . unconscious；in a faint失去知觉；陷入昏迷

A brick hit him in the head and he was out cold for half an hour．一块砖砸到了他的头，他昏迷了半小时。

They tried to lift Julie when she fell down，but she was out cold．他们想把倒下的朱丽扶起来，但她已经昏迷了。

out for . taking part in参加

He is out for the basketball team．他加入了篮球队。

out from under . free from something that worries somebody ；finished摆脱困境的；完结的

With so much work to do，I feel I'll never be out from under．我要做的事太多了，总感到没完没了的。

George had so many debts that he couldn't get out from under．乔治债务累累，简直无法还清。

out in left field . far from the right answer；wrong错的；错得离谱

She tried to answer the teacher's question，but she was way out in left field．她想回答好老师的问题，可她答非所问。

Philip tried to guess what the surprise was but he was way out in left field．菲利浦想猜出是什么惊喜，但他猜错了。

out in left field . speaking or acting very queerly；crazy疯的；举止怪异的

After her father was killed by a group of bandits，the girl was out in left field．自她父亲被一群匪徒杀害后，那女孩就疯了。

 out in the cold . alone；not included被忽视；孤单

Everyone made plans for the National Day but he found himself out in the cold．每个人都计划国庆节怎么过，只有他一个人孤零零的。

She was so talkative that she was often left out in the cold．她太饶舌了，常常搞得没有人愿搭理她。

out like a light . fast asleep酣睡；很快睡着的

As soon as the lights were turned off the little boy was out like a light．灯一关，那小男孩就呼呼入睡了。

out like a light . in a faint；unconscious昏迷；失去知觉

When she heard that her son died in the war，she was out like a light．当听到儿子在战争中死去的消息时，她昏了过去。

 out of  . from从…中

Choose one out of these paintings．从这些画中选一幅。

He picked the girl out of the crowd．他从人群中把这女孩挑了出来。

 out of  . from the inside to the outside of自内而出

She walked out of the room，all smiles．她笑容满面地从屋子里走了出来。

 out of  . from（a source）从；自

His dog and cat eat out of the same dish．他的狗和猫从同一盘子里进食。

The teacher gave a test to see what the students got out of the lesson．老师测验学生从课上学到了多少。

 out of  . in a place away from不在

He is out of town this week．他这星期不在城里。

Our house is ten miles out of town．我们家离镇上有十里路。

 out of  . beyond somebody 's reach在…达不到的地方；非…所能及

The target is out of reach of the gun．那靶子在枪的射程以外。

The train is out of sight now．火车已看不见了。

 out of  . without；not having没有；缺乏

He is out of work．他失业了。

We are out of firewood；let's go and gather some．没柴禾了，我们去捡一点吧。

 out of  . not；no；used up没有

The car has run out of gas．车子没有汽油了。

 out of  . because of因；为了

They helped us out of pity．他们出于同情帮助我们。

She asked the question out of curiosity．她出于好奇提出了这个问题。

 out of  . by the use of用…做材料

She made a hat out of bits of old materials．她用零碎的旧料子做了一顶帽子。

The house is built out of stone．房子是用石头造的。

 out of  . beyond超出；不容

The machine is out of control．这台机器失控了。

 out of  . from a particular condition or situation；not in脱离某状况；脱离

They finally talked him out of his fears．他们终于使他克服了恐惧心理。

The sick man was out of danger at last．病人最后终于脱险。