out of reach

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out of reach

1. Lit. not near enough to be reached or touched. Place the cookies out of reach, or the children will eat them all. The mouse ran behind the piano, out of reach. The cat just sat and waited for it.

2. Fig. unattainable. I wanted to be president, but I'm afraid that such a goal is out of reach. I shall choose a goal that is not out of reach.

See also: out, reach

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Observing that the Lion gave no attention to the matter, the Skunk, keeping carefully out of reach, said: Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context The Earl was careful to keep out of reach of the point of De Conde's sword, and the men-at-arms were nothing loath to emulate their master's example. The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context By dancing about, just out of reach of an antagonist, Tarzan could do infinite injury with his long, sharp hunting knife, and at the same time escape many of the painful and dangerous wounds which would be sure to follow his falling into the clutches of a bull ape. Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			out of depth out of earshot out of element out of favor out of focus out of gas out of hand out of hands out of harm's way out of hock out of keeping out of kilter out of league out of left field out of line out of luck out of mind out of necessity out of nowhere out of order out of patience out of place out of practice out of print out of proportion out of reach out of season out of service out of shape out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of skull out of sorts out of spite out of step out of stock out of style out of sync out of the ballpark out of the blocks out of the blue out of the closet out of the corner of eye out of the frying pan out of the frying pan into the fire out of the gate out of the goodness of heart out of the hole out of the loop Out of the mouths of babes out of the ordinary			Out of Pocket Expense Out of Pocket Expense Out of Pocket Expenses Out of Pocket Expenses Out of Pocket Expenses Out of Position Out of Pouch Out of Power out of practice out of practice out of print out of print out of print out of print out of print out of print out of print Out of Print at Present Out of Print Discussion Group Out of Process Plug-ins Out of Production Out of Program Out of Programme Experience out of proportion out of proportion Out of Protection Out of question Out of Queue Out of quiet Out of Range out of reach Out of release out of road out of road out of road out of road Out of Roundness Out of Route Out of sanctuary Out of sanctuary Out of School Out of School Care and Recreation Out of School Care Network Out of School Children Out of School Hours Out of School Hours Care Out of School Hours Childcare Out of School Hours Learning Out of School Hours Learning Initiative Out of School Hours Program Out Of School Hours Service Out of School Suspension Out of School Time Out of Scope out of season out of season out of season out of season out of season out of season out of senses

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