out of the picture

out of the picture
   To say that a person or group is out of the picture means that they have been eliminated in a contest or tournament.
   

We were beaten in the semi-finals, so that's us out of the picture!


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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  • out of the picture — {adv. phr.} No longer a possibility or in the running; rejected. * /Mark assured Carol that his ex wife was completely out of the picture./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of the picture — {adv. phr.} No longer a possibility or in the running; rejected. * /Mark assured Carol that his ex wife was completely out of the picture./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of the picture — ► not part of or involved in a particular situation: »With overtime out of the picture, many of the workers will struggle to survive. Main Entry: ↑picture …   Financial and business terms

  • out of the picture — to not be involved in a situation. With the national government out of the picture, local leaders will have to work out a solution. Related vocabulary: out of the loop …   New idioms dictionary

  • out\ of\ the\ picture — adv. phr. No longer a possibility or in the running; rejected. Mark assured Carol that his ex wife was completely out of the picture …   Словарь американских идиом

  • out of the picture — not a factor, not competing or playing    Mario returned to Italy, so he s out of the picture. He s gone …   English idioms

  • out of the picture — informal no longer involved in something I could have asked Shane to help, but he was out of the picture by then …   English dictionary

  • out of the picture — not part of the issue, not of importance; off stage, out of the arena …   English contemporary dictionary

  • in (or out of) the picture — informal a state of being fully informed about or involved in something. → picture …   English new terms dictionary

  • be out of the picture — to not be involved in a particular situation. Withers is out of the picture with a leg injury, so Jackson is in goal today …   New idioms dictionary

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