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1 out of sight
1) (no longer visible; where you cannot see something or be seen: They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight; Put it out of sight.)2) (an old expression meaning wonderful, fantastic: The show was out of sight.) -
2 out of it
1) (not part of a group, activity etc: I felt a bit out of it at the party.) útundan2) (no longer involved in something: That was a crazy scheme - I'm glad to be out of it.) utan við; ekki lengur viðriðinn -
3 out of the habit of
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) venja(st); losa/losna við ávana -
4 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) drÿgja2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) skrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér -
5 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) opinberaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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6 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) opinberaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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7 miss out
1) (to omit or fail to include: I missed her out (of the list).) sleppa2) ((often with on) to be left out of something: George missed out (on all the fun) because of his broken leg.) missa af -
8 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) rífa upp -
9 get out of
(to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something: I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?) koma(st) undan e-u -
10 sell out
1) ((sometimes with of) to sell all of something: We sold out our entire stock.) selja allt upp; losa sig við2) (to be all sold: The second-hand records sold out within minutes of the sale starting.) klárast -
11 speak out of turn
1) (to speak without permission in class etc.)2) (to say something when it is not your place to say it or something you should not have said.) -
12 blurt out
(to say (something) suddenly: He blurted out the whole story.) missa út úr sér -
13 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) ryðja sér braut -
14 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) guggna, heykjast -
15 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) venja sig á; gleyma venjuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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16 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) venja sig á; gleyma venjuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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17 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vera í ósamræmi/hlutfallslega rangurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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18 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vera í ósamræmi/hlutfallslega rangurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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19 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vera í ósamræmi/hlutfallslega rangurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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20 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vera í ósamræmi/hlutfallslega rangurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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