out of one's shell . out of one's shyness or silence不羞怯沉默；开怀畅谈

John wouldn't come out of his shell and talk to the boys and girls at the party．约翰放不开羞怯沉默的性格，无法与聚会中的人交谈。

out of one's wits . mad发疯

He is out of his wits．他疯了。

His provocative remark nearly drove me out of my wits．他的挑衅性的话简直把我气疯了。

out of one's wits . greatly upset不知所措

He was frightened out of his wits．他被吓得不知如何是好。

The enemy，scared out of their wits，were routed，and all of us laughed for joy．敌人吓得惊慌失措，溃不成军，而我们却高兴得放声大笑。

out of order . in the wrong order次序错了

Peter wrote the words of the sentence out of order．彼得写的句子词序不对。

The room was out of order．整个房间乱七八糟。

I checked the papers that were to be printed and noticed that one or two were out of order．我检查要印的文件，发现有一两处次序混乱。

out of order . in poor condition坏了

Our television set is out of order．我们的电视机坏了。

Because the lift was out of order，we had to walk up the stairs．由于电梯坏了，我们只好走上楼去。

It is no use phoning．The line is out of order．打电话没有用，线路坏了。

out of order . against the rules；not suitable 违反规则；不宜

Such attire is out of order for an occasion like this．这种场合穿这衣服不适宜。

“You are out of order，”shouted the Chairman．“Kindly sit down．” 主席喊道：“你违反了规则，请坐下。”

out of place . in the wrong place位置不对

Your books are out of place．你的书放错了位置。

out of place . improper不合适

It was out of place for Russsell to laugh at the old lady．拉赛尔取笑这位老太太是不对的。

out of practice . unable to do something well because of lack of practice久不练习；荒疏

She is out of practice，so she can't sing as well as before．因久不练习，她歌唱得不如以前好了。

He used to be good at cricket，but now he's out of practice．他过去擅长于打板球，可现在已荒疏了。

out of print . no longer obtainable from the publisher because the printed copies have been sold out；no longer printed绝版；停印

The book you want is out of print，but you may get a copy from a dealer in used books．你要的那本书已绝版，不过你或许可以从旧书商那里买到一本。

I'm sure the work you mention is out of print．我可以肯定你提到的那部著作已绝版了。

out of question . undoubtedly无疑

It is out of question that he will work his way through college．毫无疑问，他会完成大学学业的。

out of somebody 's way . out of the way . making room for somebody or something 给…让开路

When the fire engine came down the street，all the traffic got out of its way．当消防车沿街驶来时，所有的车辆都为它让路。

Look out! A truck's coming! Get out of the way. 车来了，快闪开！

He shoved her out of the way  . 他一把将她推开。

out of somebody 's way . out of the way . not bothering不要打搅

Tom wishes that his little brothers were out of his way，so that he can finish his paper．汤姆希望他的弟弟不要打搅他，这样他就可以完成他的论文。

With the election out of the way the government can get down to business.选举结束，政府可以着手干起来了。

It would have been better to have got it out of the way earlier. 如果当时能早点结束就更好了。

out of somebody 's hair . rid of as a nuisance摆脱；甩开烦恼

Harry got the children out of his hair so he could do some reading．哈里摆脱了孩子们的纠缠，可以读点东西了。

out of somebody 's reach . beyond somebody 's ability力所不及

Reading twenty pages a day is simply out of his reach．一天读二十页对他来说简直不可能。

Prices are rising so fast that the kind of house we want to buy keeps getting out of our reach．价格上涨太快，我们想买的房子老是买不起。

out of season . not in the time for hunting，fishing，不适时

The boys were caught fishing out of season．孩子们在禁止钓鱼时间钓鱼被抓住了。

Peaches are out of season now．现在桃子下市了。

out of shape . out of condition . not looking the same；changed不成形；走样

The box was crushed out of shape．箱子已被压得歪歪斜斜了。

The front wheel of the bicycle was out of shape；and several spokes were broken．自行车前轮变形了，还断了好几根钢条。

out of shape . out of condition . not able to perform well竞技状态不好

He is out of shape，that's why he can't play as well as he used to．他竞技状态不佳，所以打得不如从前那么好了。

out of shape . out of condition . not in good condition身体不佳；生病

I get tired easily；I must be out of shape．我动不动就感到疲倦，一定是病了。

She went to school as usual though she had been out of shape for several days．尽管身体不舒服已好几天了，她还是照常上学。

out of sight . not to be seen看不见

The plane was soon out of sight．飞机很快就看不见了。

out of sorts . not in good condition身体不舒服

I'm a little out of sorts today．我今天有点儿不舒服。

out of sorts . in an angry or unhappy mood 心情不好；发脾气

I really enjoy my work and if I miss it I am out of sorts．我确实很喜欢我的工作，假如我不做它，我就不痛快。

Tom was out of sorts and would not say goodbye．汤姆心情不好，不想说再见。

Bob was out of sorts because he didn't get a bicycle for his birthday．鲍勃因过生日时没有得到一辆自行车而发脾气。