way out

way out
I UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "way out":
singular way out plural ways out
*
1) British an exit from a place
2) a way of dealing with a problem

There must be a way out of this mess.

on the/your way out — while leaving a place; no longer successful, popular, or effective

I'll turn off the light on the way out.

By 1989 it was clear that she was already on her way out.


II UK / US adverb
far from other places or buildings

Our farm was way out beyond the town.


English dictionary. 2014.

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