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out and away

British  

adverb

  1. by far

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out and away Idioms  

  1. By far, surpassing all others, as in He's out and away the best pitcher in the league. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

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“I wasn’t just out and away from everybody,” Wentz said of the weeks he was sidelined after surgery.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

The chest wall expands out and away from the lungs.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Russell, from 41 metres out and away on the angle, rifled over a valuable conversion.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2021

You just have to get your head out and away from the corporate-ness.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2020

I felt the lump of my money slip out and away.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

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