English Phrase of the Day

outside of

Definitions

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outside of
1. prep. Outside.
2. prep. Aside from; besides.
Analysis
outside
1. n. The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
2. n. The external appearance of something.
3. n. The space beyond some limit or boundary.
4. n. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
It may last a week at the outside.
of
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.

But the many merchants trade outside of the city itself.

Yes, we can say you haven't done much of anything outside of moping around this coffin.

You could track dirt on the soles of your shoes of course, from the outside of the house inside.

The apartment door is stage left, angled so we can see both the inside of the doorway and the outside of the door.

There's a big world out there, outside of your own little cocoons.

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