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on the outs
Idioms and Phrases
No longer on friendly terms, as in They've been on the outs with their in-laws for years . This idiom appeared in the early 1900s and derives from the synonymous at outs , first recorded in 1824.Example Sentences
Hegseth is understandably a little testy, as reports swirl suggesting he's on the outs in the Trump administration.
And she’s on the outs with her friends.
At least a few people inside the Beltway have read the story, as Politico reports that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz might be on the outs for his role in cobbling together the group chat.
However, there were reports that the couple had been on the outs for months and were looking to put their mansion on the market.
Page Six reported Thursday, just hours before Cardi B’s reveal, that the couple are on the outs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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