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
Basemmath-Biblical Greek
Hirotohee-ṙo-toJapanese
VaughanVAWNWelsh
AndroclesAN-drə-kleez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Georgeta-Romanian
PriamPRIE-əm (English)Greek Mythology (Anglicized)