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Phrase(s): out of it
1. Go to out to lunch. 2. intoxicated. • Two drinks and she was totally out of it. • When they are out of it, they are quite dangerous.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Not participating in or knowledgable about a particular trend, pursuit, or group. For example, Dad looked really out of it, riding his bike in bathing trunks and long black socks, or Mary sometimes felt out of it be cause she didn't know anyone in the most popular crowd. [Early 1800s] 2. Confused or disoriented. For example, Two or three beers and she was out of it, or He had no idea where he was or had been; he was totally out of it. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
American Heritage Idioms