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
GÖKsu-Turkish
Nanda-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Taffy-Welsh
Raimundo-Spanish, Portuguese
IrvingUR-ving (English, Scottish)English, Scottish, Jewish
Ireneie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L