out of the woods

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English - English
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.

be out of the woods
be out of danger
out of the woods

    Hyphenation

    out of the Woods

    Turkish pronunciation

    aut ıv dhi wûdz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈout əv ᴛʜē ˈwo͝odz/ /ˈaʊt əv ðiː ˈwʊdz/

    Etymology

    [ 'aut ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English ut; akin to Old High German uz out, Greek hysteros later, Sanskrit ud up, out.
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