out of the ordinary

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

out of the ordinary

1. (idiomatic) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).

   The food was expensive, and nothing out of the ordinary.

   • 1983, Talking Heads (lyrics and music), “Burning Down the House”, in Speaking in Tongues:

     My house / Is out of the ordinary / That's right / Don't wanna hurt nobody

Translations

unusual; not ordinary

• French: hors du commun (fr)
• Georgian: უჩვეულო (učveulo), არაბუნებრივი (arabunebrivi)
• German: aus dem Rahmen
• Italian: fuori dall'ordinario
• Portuguese: fora do comum, fora do normal
• Romanian: ieșit din comun
• Spanish: fuera de lo común, fuera de lo normal
• Welsh: allan o'r cyffredin (cy)