“Be out of the woods”
ChallengesDéfinition
Être à l'abri du principal danger ou de la principale difficulté, surtout après une crise.
English: To be free from the main danger or difficulty, especially after a crisis.
Exemples
Exemples
1 / 2“Sales are improving, but the company is not out of the woods yet.”
Les ventes s'améliorent, mais l'entreprise est toujours confrontée à de sérieuses difficultés.
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
Sales are improving, but the company is not out of the woods yet.Compare with the original example
Sales are improving, but the company is not out of the woods yet.
Les ventes s'améliorent, mais l'entreprise est toujours confrontée à de sérieuses difficultés.
Write a two-line conversation using “Be out of the woods”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Be out of the woods" mean?
- "Be out of the woods" means être à l'abri du principal danger ou de la principale difficulté, surtout après une crise.
- How do you use "Be out of the woods" in a sentence?
- Example: "Sales are improving, but the company is not out of the woods yet."
- Should I interpret "Be out of the woods" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.