out of the frame
idiom
British, informal
: no longer in the position of being considered for something
a job candidate who is out of the frame
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Martens stood close, whispering directions, sometimes dodging the camera, trying to stay out of the frame.
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
Security video released by authorities showed the trio, who appear to be carrying guns, getting out of a white SUV and walking out of the frame.
—NBC News, 24 Sep. 2021
Find the end of the spline and pry it up with a screwdriver or utility knife, then pull the rest of the spline out of the frame to release the old screen.
—New York Times, 5 Dec. 2020
Green Bay, Wisconsin is just to the south, out of the frame.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2014
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
Security video released by authorities showed the trio, who appear to be carrying guns, getting out of a white SUV and walking out of the frame.
—NBC News, 24 Sep. 2021
Find the end of the spline and pry it up with a screwdriver or utility knife, then pull the rest of the spline out of the frame to release the old screen.
—New York Times, 5 Dec. 2020
Green Bay, Wisconsin is just to the south, out of the frame.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2014
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“Out of the frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20frame. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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