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out of sight
(redirected from go out of sight)

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*out of sight 
1. not visible; too far away to be seen. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; go ~; keep ~; stay ~.) The cat kept out of sight until the mouse came out. "Get out of sight, or they'll see you!" called John.
2. figuratively stunning, unbelievable, or awesome. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Wow, this music is out of sight! What a wild party. It's out of sight!
3. Fig. very expensive; high in price. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; go ~.) Prices at that restaurant are out of sight. The cost of medical care has gone out of sight.
4. Sl. heavily intoxicated. (*Typically: be ~.) They've been drinking since noon, and they're out of sight. Man, is she ever out of sight!
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out of sight  (American)
if the amount of something, especially money, is out of sight, it is very large The cost of health care in this country is going out of sight. These executives in big corporations get salaries that are out of sight.
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out of sight
at a very high level Medical costs are out of sight. Daytime temperatures in the desert will be out of sight by mid-June.
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Hale said, "We will keep trying to balance the budget, but if costs go out of sight we can't guarantee anything.
We have been heating our home with a gas furnace until recently and natural gas prices go out of sight in the cold months.
``They tend to run the first mile in the middle of the pack, then they go out of sight for a while, and when they come back five minutes later, they're in the top 10.
 
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