on the/someone's/something's way out
idiom
1
: leaving a place or position
Would you mind closing the door on your way out?
There are rumors that the superintendent of schools is on the way out.
2
: becoming no longer popular
He incorrectly predicted that the Internet would be on its way out within three years.
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Just ask the diehards who will tell you on the way in, and again on the way out: ‘Umphrey’s (expletive) rocks!
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Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Cooper Kupp is on the way out, and Demarcus Robinson is slated to be a free agent.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
But now that Patel and Bongino are in, many suspect that Driscoll and Kissane are on the way out, and the new regime will take command inside the Hoover Building.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
In the elevator on the way out of court, Martin Perez, an attorney who was there representing a different party on Thursday, said his clients have experienced the same fear as Morales.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Cooper Kupp is on the way out, and Demarcus Robinson is slated to be a free agent.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
But now that Patel and Bongino are in, many suspect that Driscoll and Kissane are on the way out, and the new regime will take command inside the Hoover Building.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
In the elevator on the way out of court, Martin Perez, an attorney who was there representing a different party on Thursday, said his clients have experienced the same fear as Morales.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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“On the/someone's/something's way out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%2Fsomeone%27s%2Fsomething%27s%20way%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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