out of harm's way



*out of harm's way

Fig. not liable to be harmed; away from any causes of harm. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; get someone ~.) We should try to get all the civilians out of harm's way.
See also: of, out, way

out of harm's way

In a safe condition or place, as in We fenced the yard to keep the children out of harm's way. This idiom was first recorded about 1661.
See also: of, out, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ibrahim-Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Ceciliothe-THEE-lyo (Spanish), se-SEE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), che-CHEE-lyo (Italian)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
StefciaSTEF-chahPolish
LaiaLAH-yəCatalan
Artemius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
JosieJO-zeeEnglish