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Out Of The Wood Meaning. Usually used in the negative. This expression, alluding to having been lost in a forest, dates from roman times;
Usually used in the negative. If our sales stay strong, we should be out of the woods by the next quarter. Her surgery went as well as we could have hoped, but she's not out of the woods yet.
Her surgery went as well as we could have hoped, but she's not out of the woods yet. Out of the wood (s) no longer in danger or dealing with a particular difficulty, though not entirely resolved. If our sales stay strong, we should be out of the woods by the next quarter.
This expression, alluding to having been lost in a forest, dates from roman times;
