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View synonyms for out of the woods
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Out of difficulties, danger or trouble, as in We're through the worst of the recession—we're out of the woods now , or That pneumonia was serious, but Charles is finally out of the woods . This expression, alluding to having been lost in a forest, dates from Roman times; it was first recorded in English in 1792. The British usage is out of the wood .Advertisement
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