out of place(2)

[out of place(2)] {adj. phr.}

In the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper.

* /Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place./

* /It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady./

Compare: OUT OF ONE'S ELEMENT, OUT OF ORDER, OUT OF THE WAY. Contrast: IN PLACE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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