out of
- Prepositional Phrase:
- Indicating the source, origin, or material from which something is made: Used to show what something comes from or is derived from.
- Indicating the reason or motive for an action: Used to show the cause or motivation behind something.
- Indicating a state of being without something; no longer having a supply of something: Used to show that something is depleted or absent.
Indicating source/material: The table is made out of wood.She created a sculpture out of clay.
Indicating reason/motive: He asked out of curiosity.She did it out of kindness.
Indicating depletion/absence: We are out of milk.The store is out of stock.
"out of a sense of (duty, obligation, etc.)": motivated by a particular feeling or principle. He helped out of a sense of duty, not for reward.
"out of the blue": happening suddenly and unexpectedly. The news came out of the blue.
"out of sight, out of mind": (idiom) people quickly forget about things or people they no longer see.
- Out-of-date (adj): no longer current or modern; obsolete.
- Out-of-the-way (adj): remote or secluded.
- Out-of-pocket (adj/adv): referring to money paid directly, often for expenses.
- From: indicating a starting point or source.
- Because of: indicating a reason.
- Due to: indicating a cause.
Be out of (something): to have no more of something left. I need to go to the store; we're out of bread.
Get out of (something): to avoid a responsibility or duty. He tried to get out of doing his homework.
- Out of the frying pan and into the fire: moving from a bad situation to one that is worse.
- Out of one's depth: in a situation that is too difficult to handle.
- Out of hand: out of control.
- motivated by
- idleness is the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work