out of the way
9
4.0
- idiom
:
apartado
- It has to be out of the way, in the suburbs.
- an out-of-the-way place
- an out-of-the-way spot
- miles out of the way
Examples
-
Okay, well, it's only 55 kilometres out of the way.
-
The snooty Tehrani inhabitants wonder why she would choose to live in such an out-of-the-way area.
Blog text (6) -
We are a bit out of the way.
-
It's a little out of the way, but, uh, very private.
-
It's a little out of the way.
-
I would stay here again, even though it was out of the way.
Blog text (8) -
You usually met in out-of-the-way places where you wouldn't be recognized... ...like the little tea shop in Pimlico.
-
The remote cabin was truly out of the way, nestled deep in the forest.
-
Traveling to that out of the way town can take hours, but it's worth it for the scenery.
-
They found a quaint little restaurant that was out of the way, away from the bustling city center.
Synonyms
218
3.6
Far away from towns and people
184
4.2
A quiet remote part of a country or place
91
4.6
A place far from towns and people
35
5.1
A place not seen or visited by many people
16
3.9
Happening away from the usual place or building
10
6.1
Far from towns and not easy to reach
9
6.0
In a place most people do not visit
7
9.1
A place far from towns where few people live
5
5.0
Far from the center or main part of a place
3
6.5
In a place far from where most people go
2
9.4
A distant land far beyond the sea
1
9.9
A very remote place far from towns and cities
To travel to a distant place to find adventure
Antonyms
How Remote
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal composition 'out' + 'of' + 'the' + 'way' yields 'not in the way,' so a learner who knows the parts can readily infer a general sense of 'removed' or 'no longer obstructing.' However, the extension to the specific sense 'killed or violently removed' is a pragmatic/idiomatic shift that is not fully predictable from the constituents, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Out of the way can mean a place off the main road because it lies out of the usual way, away from where people normally go. That's why it now means 'remote' or hard to get to.