Phrase guide

out of the woods

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The patient is feeling a little better, but she's not out of the woods yet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kuivilla — out of peril
  • Finnish: kuivilla vesillä — out of peril
  • Finnish: selvillä vesillä — out of peril
  • French: tiré d'affaire — out of peril
  • French: sorti d'affaire — out of peril
  • French: hors de danger — out of peril
  • French: sorti de l'auberge — out of peril
  • German: aus dem Schneider — out of peril
  • German: aus dem Gröbsten heraus — out of peril
  • German: über den Berg — out of peril
  • Italian: fuori pericolo — out of peril
  • Māori: Kua tae te waka ki uta — out of peril
  • Polish: na prostą — out of peril
  • Russian: вне опа́сности (vne opásnosti) — out of peril