beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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beyond the pale »
Describing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.
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hit one out of the ballpark »
To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
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in touch »
The ball, or a player, is in touch when it, or he, is outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.
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knocked up »
"pregnant", typically outside of marriage.
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look out »
To look from within to the outside.
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out of the box »
See outside the box.
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outside chance »
Small chance.
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outside the box »
Beyond the bounds of convention.
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outside world »
The rest of the world outside of some closed, restricted, or remote environment.
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outside world »
The world external to the human mind.
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outsider »
A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.
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outsider »
A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
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outsider »
One who is not part of a community or organization.
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play around »
To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.
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pull oneself up by one's bootstraps »
To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.
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seagull approach »
The occurence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.
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stave in »
To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.
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the man »
The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations; the system, as coordinated outside of one’s control..
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tiger team »
An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.
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