out of the woods

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Felix Bohnsack, the technical head of the mission, praised everyone involved, from Backhaus's environment ministry to the German life guards' association DLRG, although he warned they were not yet "out of the woods".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

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 • Mar. 11, 2026

However, the vultures aren’t yet out of the woods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

They weren’t out of the woods yet, but they weren’t alone.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega