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not out of the woods

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not out of the woods

1. slightly better but not yet well. The operation went fine, but she's not out of the woods yet – the next 24 hours will tell us whether or not she'll recover.

Usage notes: said about someone's health

2. improving but not yet good. Our sales went up last month, but the company is not out of the woods yet.

Usage notes: said about financial problems and sometimes used in the form out of the woods in good condition: If we continue to watch our expenses, we should be out of the woods in a month.

See also: Woods

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not lift a finger
not long for this world
not mince words
not miss a beat
not much to look at
Not on your life
Not on your nelly

not out of the woods
not put a foot wrong
not put it past
not see the forest for the trees
not see the wood for the trees
not sit well
not sleep a wink
not stand for it

Not Otherwise Coded

Not Otherwise Enumerated

Not Otherwise Herein Provided

Not Otherwise Identified

Not Otherwise Identified by Name

Not Otherwise Indicated By Name

Not Otherwise Provided (for)

Not Otherwise Rated

Not otherwise specified

Not otherwise specified

Not otherwise specified

Not otherwise specified

Not Our Class Darling (old aristocratic slang)

Not Our Class, Dear

Not Our Goods (uniform/garment industry)

Not Our Kind Dear

Not Our Problem

Not Our Type, Dear

Not Out of Distance

Not Out of Possession (credit card industry)

not out of the woods

Not Over There Either (also see NIMBY and BANANA)

Not Over You Yet

Not Paid On Prior Rolls

Not Particularly Desperate Housewife

Not Particularly Desperate Housewives

Not Paul Simon Related (used in alt.music.paul-simon newsgroup)

Not People Like Us

Not Pet Sitting Related

Not Physically Qualified (BUMED/DODMERB)

Not Pictured (Veronica Mars episode)

Not Pink Floyd Related

Not Playing with A Full Deck

Not Plugged In (computer/network technical problem)

Not Pre-Installed

Not Present For Duty

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