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out of the woods

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Definitions

  1. Out of peril

    Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.

    • The patient is feeling a little better, but she's not out of the woods yet.
    • The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition but “not out of the woods yet”, officials have said, as they appealed for calm after a shooting that laid bare the deep political divisions of recent months.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, the, woods.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA