out of it
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8.2
- idiom
- /aʊt əv ɪt/
- Informal
:
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- I just got out of a nerve block injection appointment so I'm feeling a little out of it, but I have so much I have to do today.
- snap out of it
- come out of it
- completely out of it
And yeah, he, you know, was out of it, lost a lot of blood.
- And yeah, he, you know, was out of it, lost a lot of blood.
- Maybe like he honestly was so not himself and out of it.
- I'm so worried about myself that I can't get out of it.
- So him being out of it, on his back on the raft, totally realistic.
- When do you think you finally, like felt like you were out of it?
- Somebody saying my name would bring me out of it.
- This guy walked up and he looked like he was on death's door just out of it.
- After that experience, please find some form of detox ritual to bring you out of it.
- You can't snap out of it, but we don't know why you're sad.
- You should have said he's dead, snap out of it.
- And, and eventually some of them have come out of it and some of them died.
Examples
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People were booing him, and he was so out of it he couldn't perform.
Blog text (13) -
He seems pretty out of it.
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I was pretty out of it, if you know what I mean.
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-She seemed kind of out of it.
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Actually, you do seem a little bit out of it...
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The war had been a life, such as it was, and now he was out of it.
Fiction book (1992) -
I am feeling really out of it, so I'm trying to make some comfort food.
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Look, maybe I've been a little bit out of it the past week, but it's just normal, you know, guy stuff.
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Athena was walking between buildings, looking a bit out of it.
Fiction book (1996) -
After working two overnight shifts in a row, she felt completely out of it the next day, struggling to focus on her tasks.
Synonyms
40
4.8
Not able to think and act clearly after a shock or when very tired
29
4.6
Not awake after a strong hit to the head
27
6.9
Unconscious or sleeping very deeply
15
4.2
Unconscious and unable to feel or respond
7
7.3
To fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly
2
7.2
Completely unconscious after a hard hit to the head
1
8.7
Not fully paying attention and feeling confused or dreamy
1
7.5
Unconscious and unable to feel pain or touch
1
6.8
Not conscious after a hit or fall
Antonyms
How Aware
Surface Forms
Morphology
out + of + it
The phrase is partly compositional: 'out of' conveys being removed from something and 'it' refers to the current situation, so a learner can infer being 'removed' from awareness. However, the sense is metaphorical and can be ambiguous (e.g. physical 'out' = unconscious) and the exact pragmatic use ('not aware/connected') often requires exposure, so it is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Out of it can feel like your mind has gone out of the room after too much tiredness, medicine, or shock. So, it means 'not aware' or dazed and not responding.