out of line

out of line

English

Prepositional phrase

out of line

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see out of,‎ line.

   I lost my place when I had to get out of line to find you.

2. (idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.

   I hope my comments yesterday were not out of line.

3. Not in a line, straggly.

Synonyms

• out of order

Translations

inappropriate

Chinese: Mandarin: 不合適 (zh), 不合适 (zh) (bù héshì) Dutch: ongepast (nl), buitensporig (nl) Estonian: kohatu (et) Finnish: sopimaton (fi) German: abweichend (de)

Lithuanian: ne vietoje Polish: niewłaściwy (pl) Romanian: deplasat (ro) Russian: не к ме́сту (ne k méstu), неуме́стный (ru) (neuméstnyj) Tagalog: wala sa tikma

Not in a line

Maori: tīreureu