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
Shakila-Arabic
MontagueMAHN-tə-gyooEnglish (Rare)
Abd Al-Aziz-Arabic
Stevie['sti:vi]
AmÉE-Medieval French
Claribel['kleəribel]