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
Yaron-Hebrew
CarlyleKAHR-lielEnglish
Griffin['grifin]
Young-Heeyung-heeKorean
Ketil-Norwegian
Toms-Latvian