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Idiom

out of sight

Meaning

Not yet attainable.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“A new car is still out of sight for me.”

“With rent so high, buying a house feels completely out of sight for most young people.”

“Though peace once seemed out of sight, the diplomats worked tirelessly until a fragile agreement finally emerged.”

Examples

simple

“A new car is still out of sight for me.”

contextual

“With rent so high, buying a house feels completely out of sight for most young people.”

complex

“Though peace once seemed out of sight, the diplomats worked tirelessly until a fragile agreement finally emerged.”

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