out of the woods

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out of the woods

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  1. idiomatic Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness. The patient is feeling a little better, but she's not out of the woods yet.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, the, woods.

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@misc{out_of_the_woods_2026,
  title = {out of the woods},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20the%20woods},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}