Act Something 

Out »  
(do a performance to show what it was like...)

Out Cold »  
(asleep; in deep sleep; not easy to wake...)

Out In Force »  
(there were many of them...)

Out Like A Light »  
(fell asleep quickly...)

Out Of A Clear Blue Sky »  

(it was sudden and unexpected...)

Out Of All Proportion »  

(it seemed more important than it was...)

Out Of Bounds »  
(one is not allowed to do that or go there...)

Out Of Breath »  
(so tired that one is breathing heavily...)

Out Of Character »  
(that person does not usually do things like that...)

Out Of Circulation »  
(has not been seen in a long time; does not get around to different places...)

Out Of Commission »  
(not working; not functioning; broken...)

Out Of Consideration For Someone Or Something »  

(one is not being considered for that...)

Out Of Date »  
(old; cannot be used any more; expired...)

Out Of Earshot »  
(they cannot hear us because they are far away...)

Out Of Fashion »  
(people do not do that or wear that any more...)

Out Of Favor With Someone »  

(no longer popular...)
Out Of Gas »  
(tired; lacking energy...)

Out Of Hand »  
(not under control; crazy; fun...)

Out Of It »  
(unaware; not aware; not knowing what one is doing...)

Out Of Line »  
(not standing in line; not correct; not doing the right thing...)

Out Of Luck »  
(it did not happen as one wanted...)

Out Of Necessity »  
(it needed to be done; it was done because it was necessary...)

Out Of One's Element »  

(one is not familiar nor comfortable...)

Out Of One's Way »  

(not something one had planned to do; one did it to help another...)

Out Of Order »  
(not doing things in the right way...)

Out Of Place »  
(saying or doing what is not okay for that place...)

Out Of Pocket Expenses »  

(one has to pay with one's own money...)

Out Of Practice »  
(one has not done that for a while...)

Out Of Print »  
(that book or magazine is no longer being published...)

Out Of Reach »  
(one cannot reach it with ones hands; one cannot get it...)

Out Of Season »  
(it is not the right time of the year to get that...)

Out Of Service »  
(it it not working right now; it is broken...)
Out Of Shape »  
(weak or fat; one's body is not strong and fit...)

Out Of Sight »  
(one cannot see it; slang from the '60s: cool, interesting...)

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind »  

(one does not think about what one does not see...)

Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire) »  

(to get out of a bad situation and end up in one that is even worse...)

Out Of Your Element »  

(in an uncomfortable situation...)

Roll Out The Red Carpet »  

(to give a grand welcome to an important guest...)

Shape Up Or Ship Out »  
(either do what you should be doing, or leave...)

She Balled Me Out »  

(yell at a person for making a mistake...)

Shell Something Out »  
(give the thing even though one does not want to give it...)

Sit Something Out »  
(not participate; rest for now; one may join at a later time but not now...)

Slip Out »  
(leave quietly; go away without making noise...)

Stand Out »  
(look different from the others...)

Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb »  

(it is obvious and can be seen easily; it is difficult to hide...)

Take Out A Loan »  
(borrow money from a bank...)

The Jury Is Out »  

(it is still being decided...)

They Had A Falling Out »  

(they are having a fight...)
Think Out Loud »  
(speak one's ideas while thinking...)

Think Something Out »  
(think about it in detail...)

Weasel Out Of Something »  
(find a sneaky way to not do something...)

Weed Someone Or Something Out »  

(get rid of what is not useful...)

work Out »  
(exercise physically; conclude...)

Work Out All Right »  
(have a good conclusion...)

Work Out For The Best »  

(It will have a good result; the result will be the best possible conclusion...)

Work Something Out »  
(Find a resolution to the problem...)

Write Something Out »  
(To write on paper in more detail...)

Year In, Year Out »  

(It happens repeatedly for many years...)

You Scared Me Out Of My Wits »  

(what you did frightened me so that I could not think clearly...)

You Scared The Crap Out Of Me »  

(rude speech, crass: you frightened me...)

You Scared The Hell Out Of Me »  

(What you did scared me and I still get a bit upset when I remember it; what you did frightened me very
suddenly...)

Zonked Out »  
(very tired so resting or falling asleep...)