Out of hand Meaning in English

expression

US

OWT-uhv-HAND

UK

OWT-ov-HAND

释义

Used to describe a situation that becomes difficult to control, or when something is rejected immediately without consideration.

用法与细微差别

Mostly informal. Usually refers to people or situations becoming uncontrollable ('The party got out of hand'), or to rejecting something immediately ('He dismissed the idea out of hand'). Don't use for objects literally leaving your hand.

• Spanish: fuera de control - de inmediato (sin considerar)
• Portuguese (BR): fora de controle - imediatamente (sem considerar)
• Portuguese (PT): fora de controlo - imediatamente (sem considerar)
• Chinese (Simplified): 失控 - 立即（不加考虑地）
• Chinese (Traditional): 失控 - 立即（不加考慮地）
• Hindi: काबू से बाहर - तुरंत (बिना सोचे)
• Arabic: خرج عن السيطرة - فورًا (من دون تفكير)
• Bengali: নিয়ন্ত্রণের বাইরে - বিনা ভাবনাচিন্তায় (প্রত্যাখ্যান)
• Russian: из-под контроля - сразу (без рассмотрения)
• Japanese: 手に負えない - 即座に却下する
• Vietnamese: vượt khỏi tầm kiểm soát - bác bỏ ngay lập tức
• Korean: 통제 불능 - 바로 거절하다
• Turkish: kontrolden çıkmak - hemen reddetmek
• Urdu: قابو سے باہر - فوراً رد کرنا
• Indonesian: di luar kendali - langsung menolak

例句

The kids' behavior got out of hand at the party.

basic

If you don't act now, things could get out of hand.

basic

He rejected my proposal out of hand.

basic

The project is starting to get out of hand—we need more help.

natural

She turned down the suggestion out of hand, without even listening.

natural

Arguments like these can easily spiral out of hand online.

natural