out of the woods

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Prepositional phrase

out of the woods

(idiomatic) Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.
The patient is feeling a little better, but she's not out of the woods yet.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of,‎ the,‎ woods.

Translations

out of peril

Finnish: kuivilla (fi), kuivilla vesillä, selvillä vesillä
French: tiré d’affaire, sorti d’affaire, hors de danger, sorti de l’auberge (fr)
Maori: Kua tae te waka ki uta (Literally "The boat has reached the shore.")
Russian: вне опа́сности (vne opásnosti)

See also

good to go

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