out of spirits . worried忧愁

He was out of spirits as if he had something on his mind．他忧心忡忡，好像有什么心事。

out of step . not keeping pace with步调与…不一致

George always marches out of step with the music．乔治的步子总是和音乐不合拍。

out of step . out of harmony不协调

Just because you don't smoke，it doesn't mean you are out of step with other boys and girls your age．不抽烟，并不意味你就跟不上和你同龄的少男少女。

His methods are out of step with the times．他的那些方法与时代不适应。

out of stock . sold out缺货

So many children have bought balloons that the store is now out of stock．买气球的孩子太多，那家商店现已缺货。

We do sell this item，but it is out of stock at the moment．我们确实出售这种商品，但目前脱销。

out of style . unfashionable过时的

My dress is out of style．我的衣服过时了

out of temper . angry发脾气

He is out of temper．他发脾气了。

He is clearly out of temper and you should have a talk with him．他显然是生气了，你应该找他聊聊。

out of the blue  . out of a clear sky . without any warning；unexpectedly出其不意地；忽然

You may want to spend time with a long lost friend who drops in out of the blue．如果有一位久已失去联系的朋友突然来访，你会很想同他多呆一会儿。

The cowboy thought he was alone but suddenly out of a clear sky there were Indians all around him．牛仔以为只有自己一人，谁知忽然间身旁出现了许多印第安人。

 out of the corner of one's eye . without looking at somebody or something directly or openly从眼角处看；窥伺

The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of its eye．猫暗地里注视着老鼠。

As the little boy spoke to his mother，he looked out of the corner of his eye at his elder brother waving to him from outside the window．那个小男孩在跟他母亲说话时，用眼梢瞟着站在窗外向他招手的哥哥。

 out of the hole . with a score better than zero in a game；even with an opponent 打破零分；扳回平手

It took us a long time to get out of the hole in the card game．我们打牌打了很长时间才没得零分。

The team played very hard，but could not get out of the hole．该队打得很卖力，但仍然不能打成平手。

 out of the hole . out of debt不欠债

The first year was bad，but after that he got out of the hole．第一年情况不太好，但第二年他就还清了债。

Jack got out of the hole after he found a job in the bank．杰克在银行找到工作后很快就还清了债务。

out of the ordinary . outside or beyond common experience；unusual不同凡响；出众：不寻常

This is indeed out of the ordinary and unheard of．这真是闻所未闻的咄咄怪事。

In our grand father 'time it was quite out of the ordinary for a woman to go to college．在我们祖父的时代，妇女上大学是很不寻常的。

Has anything out of the ordinary happened since I've been away? 我不在的时候，有没有发生什么不寻常的事?

out of the question . impossible不可能的

To get there before seven is out of the question．七点以前赶到那儿是不可能的。

What you say is out of the question．你说的那事是办不到的。

An expensive holiday abroad was out of the question on his salary．按他的工资水平，要花很多钱去国外度假是不可能的。

out of the running . having no chance to win 无取胜的希望

It was clear from the start that Enoch was out of the running in the Congressional race．一开始就很明显，伊诺先生在这次议会竟选中是没有获胜希望的。

His sudden illness put him out of the running in the contest．他突然病倒了，使他在比赛中获胜的希望成了泡影。

out of the swim . not doing what others are doing；not active in business or social affairs不熟悉情况；不合潮流

We're new to the district and out of the swim．我们是新来这个地区的，情况还不熟悉。

The toy manufacturer who is out of the swim will lose money．玩具制造商如果赶不上潮流，就要亏本。

out of the way . not where people usually go；difficult．to reach偏僻的；人迹罕到的

This village is very much out of the way．这个村子非常偏僻。

out of the way . not what is usual or proper；strange不寻常的；奇特的

I did not notice anything out of the way．我没有注意到有什么不寻常的事。

out of the way . not in somebody 's way不妨碍人的

Please put these odds and ends out of the way．请把这些零碎东西放到一边去。

I'll stand this box in the corner，it will be out of the way there．我来把这个箱子竖放在角落里，这样就不会碍手碍脚了。

out of the way . not proper不恰当的；不礼貌的

Have you heard him say anything out of the way? 你听他说过不恰当的话吗?

To leave before the guest of honour would be out of the way．先于主客离去是很不礼貌的。

out of the way . not able to stop or bother somebody 离开（不烦某人）

Bill wished the visitors were out of the way so that he could have time to study．比尔希望来访者离去，这样他就有时间学习了。

out of thin air . from nowhere没有根据；无出处

The teacher criticized Dick because his story was made out of thin air．老师批评了狄克，因为他编的故事毫无根据。