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Idiom idiom

out there


you use this to describe something that is very strange, unusual, or different from what most people think is normal.


SIMPLE

“Some of his ideas are a bit out there.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The movie plot was so out there that I had no idea what was happening.”

COMPLEX

“While his scientific theories were certainly out there, they challenged the status quo and forced his colleagues to reconsider their own rigid assumptions.”


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Last updated April 22, 2026