"out of the picture" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-out of the picture.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out of the picture, {{en-PP}} out of the picture
  1. (idiomatic) Not included in the matter being planned or under consideration; not a factor or participant in the present situation. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_the_picture-en-prep_phrase-TBY8gOEG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29
  2. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Dead, missing, or incarcerated. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_the_picture-en-prep_phrase-NBY7SbLi Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29
  3. (idiomatic, dated) Not suiting or attuned to the situation; incongruous. Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_the_picture-en-prep_phrase-OmR9T0cC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29

Download JSON data for out of the picture meaning in English (4.2kB)

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