out of the woods

Example Sentences

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Citi wasn’t out of the woods even after the “bad bank” was shuttered.

From The Wall Street Journal

We shall see, the sense is he is not out of the woods yet, but at least Tudor can have the satisfaction of demonstrating he can get a reaction from Spurs players who had previously looked down and out.

From BBC

And Radcliffe’s compassionate portrayal of a survivor recognizing that he’s not out of the woods just because he made it into adulthood is one of those things that makes a theater lover just a little more appreciative of the humanity at the center of this art form.

From Los Angeles Times

So while the market seems relatively unscathed by the war right now, stocks are far from being out of the woods just yet.

From Barron's

We come out of the woods for ten feet or so, crossing the road that runs through campus.

From Literature