out of, be

Idioms and Phrases

Be lacking, as in We're out of sugar and coffee . Shakespeare used this idiom in Henry V (3:7): “These English are ... out of beef.” [Late 1500s] Also see run out of .

Example Sentences

A few years ago, Herrera approached the owner about possibly buying the property, knowing the cost would probably be out of reach.

From Los Angeles Times

In two months’ time, President Biden will be out of office and Donald Trump will be in the White House.

From BBC

Without a will in place, what happens next is subject to your state laws and may be out of alignment with what you really want.

From Salon

And even where tracking exists, it can sometimes be out of date.

From BBC

She was responding to an urgent question from one of her own backbenchers after it emerged the main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles may be out of action all winter.

From BBC

Related Words

• depart
• exhaust
• expire
• finish
• go
• lose
• tire
• waste
• weaken