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out of the ordinary en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, in the negative) Extraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
    • My house / Is out of the ordinary / That's right / Don't wanna hurt nobody 1983, Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House”, in Speaking in Tongues:
    • The food was expensive, and nothing out of the ordinary.
    • The unusual rolling stock, the fare collection methods, and the exchange of train staffs make it quite clear that here is something out of the ordinary run of suburban electric lines. 1951 November, R. K. Kirkland, “The Wimbledon and West Croydon Line of the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 726:

Relateds

nothing to write home about

Translations (15)

fr hors du commun (unusual; not ordinary) · es fuera de lo normal (unusual; not ordinary) · fi tavallisesta poikkeava (unusual; not ordinary) · ka უჩვეულო (unusual; not ordinary) · pt fora do comum (unusual; not ordinary) · ro ieșit din comun (unusual; not ordinary) · fi epätavallinen (unusual; not ordinary) · cy allan o'r cyffredin (unusual; not ordinary) · es fuera de lo común (unusual; not ordinary) · sv (något) utöver det vanliga (unusual; not ordinary) · it fuori dall'ordinario (unusual; not ordinary) · pt fora do normal (unusual; not ordinary) · ka არაბუნებრივი (unusual; not ordinary) · de aus dem Rahmen (unusual; not ordinary) · fi epätavanomainen (unusual; not ordinary)