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.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.