out of this world . wonderfully good；satisfying十全十美；极其优美
The dress in the store window was out of this world．商店橱窗里的那件女服实在太好看了。
Her cooking is really out of this world．她的烹调技术确实太出色了。
out of touch . losing touch没有联系
Fred has got out of touch with people in his hometown．弗雷德与他家乡人失去了联系。
out of tune . out of proper musical pitch音调不准；走调
The band sounded terrible because some instruments were out of tune．乐队演奏得太差劲了，因为有些乐器走调了。
out of tune . not in agreement；not going well together不协调；不一致
His ideas were out of tune with the period in which he lived．他的思想同他所处的那个时代格格不入。
His speech at the meeting was out of tune with the remarks of the other speakers．他在会上的讲话同其他几位发言者所说的精神不一致。
out of turn . out of the correct order不按顺序的
You'll get your chance．Just wait and don't speak out of turn．你会有机会的。等一等，不要抢先发言。
The students were told not to enter the meeting room out of turn．学生们被要求依次进入会议室。
out of turn . at an unsuitable time or in an unsuitable way不合时宜地；鲁莽地
Jack loses friends by speaking out of turn．杰克说话轻率，因此失去了朋友。
I hope I haven't spoken out of turn；I didn't know it was supposed to be secret．我希望我没说漏嘴，我不知道这是该保密的。
out of whack . needing repair；not working right需修理；出故障的
My stomach is out of whack．我的胃不舒服。
I can't do any typing today；my typewriter has got out of whack．我今天打不了字，我的打字机坏了。
out of whack . not going together well；not in agreement不相称；不一致
The things he does are out of whack with what he says．他的言行不一致。
The TV report on the weather is always out of whack with the weather we actually get．电视天气预报总是和实际天气有出入。
out on a limb . in a dangerous position处境危险
The company overextended itself and was soon out on a limb．该公司扩展得太快，很快便陷入困境。
You'll be putting yourself out on a limb if you undertake to defend such an unpopular act．如果你同意为这样一种不得人心的行为作辩护，就会使自己陷于困境。
out on a limb . with one's beliefs and opinions openly stated公开发表
The President went out on a limb and supported a foreign aid bill that many people were against．总统公开表示自己的见解，对许多人反对的援外法案表示支持。
out to lunch . inattentive；daydreaming心不在焉
What's wrong with him? He seems to be out to lunch today．他怎么了? 似乎心不在焉。
outside of . except for除…以外
Outside of Johnny，all the boys on the basketball team are over six feet tall．篮球队里除约翰尼外，所有男孩的个儿都超过6英尺。
Outside of his secretary，no one knew his views．除了他的秘书外，没人知道他的观点。
outside of . out of在…外面
He lives outside of the city．他住在城外。
over a barrel . over the barrel . in a helpless condition；trapped受牵制的；无能为力
I have to obey him because he's got me over a barrel．我被他所控制，只好服从他。
over age . too old；above the legal age太老；超龄
Father wanted to fight in World War Ⅱ，but he couldn't because he was over age．二战时父亲想参军，但因年纪太大而未成功。
She wasn't allowed to sit for the college entrance exams as she was over age．她因超龄而未获准参加大学入学考试。
over and above . besides此外
We gave them two tons over and above the amount agreed to．除了商定的数字外，我们又多给了他们两吨。
The basic cost will be one thousand dollars．Over and above this there will be my expenses—pay another three hundred dollars．基本的费用将是一千美元。除此之外，我还花费了三百美元。
Over and above injured，he was also insulted．他不仅受了伤，还遭受到了侮辱。
over and over . over and over again . repeatedly一遍遍地
The doctor has warned him over and over again to stop smoking，but he doesn't take any advice．医生多次告诫他戒烟，可他就是听不进去。
I have warned you over and over again not to do that．我已再三警告过你不要做那事。
over somebody 's head . not understandable不可理解
The lesson today was too hard；it went over my head．今天的课太难，我不懂。
His writings go over my head．他写的东西太深，我理解不了。
over somebody 's head . to a more important person in charge；to a higher official越级报告或请求
The thing was settled over his head．这事没与他商量就处理了。
Going over the head of his editor，the author appealed to the publisher．作者越过编辑，直接向出版者申诉。
over the hill . past one's prime；unable to function as one used to在衰退中；上了年纪
Old Peter is no longer what he used to be；he's over the hill．老彼得今非昔比了，毕竟上了年纪了。
over the hump . past the most difficult part度过危机
He was very sick in the last few weeks，but he's over the hump now．前几个星期他病得很厉害，但现在已脱离了危险期。
over with . finished with结束
They were over with the meeting by ten o'clock．他们十点钟会议结束。
I'm glad I've got that operation over with．我很高兴，手术总算做完了。