out of the ordinary

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

out of the ordinary

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

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

   • 1951 November, R. K. Kirkland, “The Wimbledon and West Croydon Line of the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 726:

     The unusual rolling stock, the fare collection methods, and the exchange of train staffs make it quite clear that here is something out of the ordinary run of suburban electric lines.

   • 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

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• Finnish: epätavallinen (fi), tavallisesta poikkeava, epätavanomainen (fi)
• 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
• Swedish: (något) utöver det vanliga
• Welsh: allan o'r cyffredin (cy)