out of the way
Prepositional phrase
  1. Remote or secluded.
    I know this out-of-the-way hotel where we could stay.
  2. Unusual or out of the ordinary.
  3. Unusually or excessively.
  4. Improper or offensive.
  5. (idiomatic) Not obstructing or hindering; not in the way.
    Please move your bike out of the way.
  6. (idiomatic) Taken care of.
    Now that the main problems are out of the way, we can start working on the details.
Synonyms Translations
  • Italian: fuorimano
  • Spanish: a trasmano



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