out of the woods

English

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Prepositional phrase

out of the woods

1. (idiomatic) Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.

   The patient is feeling a little better, but she's not out of the woods yet.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of,‎ the,‎ woods.

Translations

out of peril

• Finnish: kuivilla (fi), selvillä vesillä
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• French: tiré d’affaire, sorti d’affaire, hors de danger

See also

• good to go