Meaning of out of place | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Not in the proper arrangement or situation.
   idiomatic
2. Inappropriate for the circumstances.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“No wonder⟳ I couldn’t find⟳ it—it was out of place⟳.”

“She came in out of the storm with not a hair out of place⟳.”

“Amongst all those horsey people I felt quite out of place⟳.”

“A Servant out of Place⟳”

“A garden smoothly laid with turf, divided by thick hedges, with raised beds of bright flowers, such as we keep⟳ within walls in England, would have⟳ been out of place⟳ upon the side of this bare hill.”

“Watch⟳ me dance⟳, dance⟳ the night away (uh-huh) I'll still keep⟳ the party runnin', not one hair out of place⟳”

“Near-synonym: atopic”

“That remark⟳ was out of place⟳.”

“[H]e ſo ſtudied with wordes & ſaynges brought furth ſo out of time & place⟳ to make⟳ ſporte and moue laughter, yͭ he himſelf was oftener laughed at thẽ his ieſtes were.”

“Bare lyes vvith bold affections they can face⟳, / But dint of argument is out of place⟳.”

“All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. […] Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present⟳ connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk⟳ had been distressingly out of place⟳.”

“[Marcus] Rashford showed the fearless streak [Gareth] Southgate so admires with his constant willingness to run⟳ at Brazil's defence with pace, even demonstrating on occasion footwork that would not have⟳ been out of place⟳ from members of England's illustrious opposition.”

CEFR level