OUT OF SIGHT


Meaning of OUT OF SIGHT in English

{adv. phr.} 1. Not within one's field of vision. * /The sailboat disappeared out of sight over the horizon./ 2. Extremely expensive. * /The builder's estimate was so high that it was out of sight./ 3. Unbelievable; fantastic; incredible (both in the positive and the negative sense; an exaggeration.) * /Roxanne is such a stunning beauty, it's simply out of sight./ * /Mr. Gargoyle is so repulsive, it's out of sight./ 4. Unreachable; unrealizable; belonging to the world of fiction and fantasy. * /Max's dreams about winning the Senatorial election are really out of sight; he admits it himself./ Compare: PIPE DREAM.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.