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Definition of
way-out adjective
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
way-out
adjective
/ˌweɪ ˈaʊt/
/ˌweɪ ˈaʊt/
(old-fashioned, informal)
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unusual or strange
synonym
weird
way-out ideas
See
way-out
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way out
noun
out-of-the-way
adjective
bluff your way out
bluff your way out of
out of the way
out of your way
on the way out
out of harm’s way
take the easy way out
bluff your way
in
/
out
/
through
| bluff your way
into
/
out of
/
through
something
lie your way into/out of something
keep/stay out of somebody’s way
go out of your way (to do something)
get into/out of the way of (doing) something
talk your way out of something/of doing something
claw your way back, into something, out of something, to something, etc.
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Phrasal verbs
bluff your way
in
/
out
/
through
| bluff your way
into
/
out of
/
through
something
Idioms
out of the way
out of your way
on the way out
out of harm’s way
take the easy way out
lie your way into/out of something
keep/stay out of somebody’s way
go out of your way (to do something)
get into/out of the way of (doing) something
talk your way out of something/of doing something
claw your way back, into something, out of something, to something, etc.
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Nearby words
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