out of sight
65
2.8
- idiom
:
fuera de la vista
- He turned the corner and was immediately out of sight from our view.
- keep out of sight
- drop out of sight
So they learn to do it out of sight of other people.
- So they learn to do it out of sight of other people.
- From now on, our troubles will be out of sight.
- So the first big tip is to put your phone away out of sight.
- And one of the real dangers is that it pools out of sight.
- Lyra and her diamond move through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen.
- He heard the smile as she said ah well, he remains in the background, out of sight, but therefore Dujek, should one arm need need him.
- You take people out and you drop them in some spot and and if you have a group of people, you drop them out of sight of one another.
- People people ate less of the unhealthier stuff, even though it was still there, simply because it was sort of out of sight.
- They turned, marched off the plane and we could watch them hugging and crying as they walked out of sight.
- Nobody going to find you out of sight, out of mind.
- Let's not leave the goal out of sight and let's not confuse facts with opinions.
- Sometimes the hidden clutter is even more pernicious because we hear out of sight, out of mind.
Examples
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We watched it bounce along the hardtop and roll out of sight under a car.
Fiction book (1991) -
So they learn to do it out of sight of other people.
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The boat was only out of sight for a few seconds...
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Just stay out of sight, okay?
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Keep her out of sight until things are back to normal.
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As soon as they were out of sight, the boy ran after his sister.
Fiction book (1990) -
Taking his time, he stayed out of sight as he assessed the situation.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hopewell watched her go out of sight, then he and Bosch continued to the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
The cat disappeared down the alley and was soon out of sight.
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As the train left the station, it quickly became out of sight behind the trees.
Synonyms
148
2.7
Not easy for other people to notice
66
3.2
Hidden so people do not notice it
5
2.8
Not able to be seen anymore
1
8.0
Not able to be seen or noticed when you look
Antonyms
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'not visible' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'out' (away from) + 'of' (linking function) + 'sight' (vision), so the phrase literally means 'away from view.' This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English prepositional phrasing, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Out of sight shows a simple picture: something moves out of your sight, like a train going away until you can no longer see it. So it means 'no longer visible'.