# grow out of

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/grow-out-of
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To become too physically large for something, especially clothes.

## Examples

- My son will soon grow out of these shoes.
- Children grow out of their winter coats so quickly that we buy new ones every year.
- She realized that her daughter had finally grown out of the small clothes she had carefully saved in the attic for years.

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