out of the ordinary
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- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).
- The food was expensive, and nothing out of the ordinary.
- 1983, Talking Heads (lyrics and music), “Burning Down the House”, in Speaking in Tongues:
- My house / Is out of the ordinary / That's right / Don't wanna hurt nobody
Translations edit
unusual; not ordinary
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