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Phrase(s): out of circulation
1. Lit. no longer available for use or lending. (Usually said of library materials, certain kinds of currency, etc.) • I’m sorry, but the book you want is temporarily out of circulation. • How long will it be out of circulation? 2. Fig. not interacting socially with other people. • I don’t know what’s happening because I’ve been out of circulation for a while. • My cold has kept me out of circulation for a few weeks.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs