be out of the woods

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And if you’re still lucky enough to get through the interviews and finally land an offer, you might not be out of the woods yet.

From Slate • May 20, 2025

But, he added, Hungary will not be out of the woods.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022

The ominous shift in the pandemic precipitated by delta's spread raises the question: Will we ever be out of the woods?

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2021

Trump returned to the White House on Monday after a three-night hospital stay and said he felt “real good”, though one of his doctors cautioned that he may not be out of the woods yet.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2020

One of the nurses confided to Mr. Ten Eyck that there was no hope, but the other declared that if the patient survived the eighth of November she would "be out of the woods."

From Her Weight in Gold by McCutcheon, George Barr