out of earshot



out of earshot

Fig. too far from the source of a sound to hear the sound. I was out of earshot and could not hear the conversation. Mary waited until her children were out of earshot before mentioning the presents she got them.
See also: earshot, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marianamə-RYA-nə (Portuguese), mah-RYAH-nah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, Ancient Roman
Humayra-Arabic
WillowWIL-oEnglish (Modern)
Davenport['dævənpɔ:t]
Terentius-Ancient Roman
Fatmire-Albanian