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HI

I want to know the meaning of «word out of place» in below phrase in The Economist.

When the three Democratic candidates faced one another in debate for the first time, on April 21st, they seemed easy to tell apart. To Mr Fetterman’s right (physically and, at least until recently, politically) was Conor Lamb, a congressman from Pittsburgh who might have been assembled from a make-a-centrist kit: white and mild, a former marine and prosecutor without a hair or word out of place. To Mr Fetterman’s left was Malcolm Kenyatta, a state representative who is from Pennsylvania’s other Democratic stronghold, Philadelphia, and seemingly unpacked from the progressive box: black, gay and 31 years old, with warm charisma and a compelling autobiography of working-class struggle.

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<Pennsylvania’s primaries point to the future of American politics>

Hope some kind person will kindly explain to me by using some para-phrase explanation.

Inouez27

  • owlman5


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    Without a word out of place is another way to say that Lamb spoke carefully. He took pains with his physical appearance and he made an effort to speak carefully and thoughtfully when spoke to other people.

    Last edited: May 11, 2022

    Chasint


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    «not a hair out of place» is an idiom for someone who is dressed and groomed impeccably. This has been adapted to «not a word out of place» — someone who speaks precisely or even perfectly.

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    Hi owlman5, Chasint

    Got it. Thanks !

    Inouez

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    out of place

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    Definition of out of placenext

    as in incorrect

    not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

    The string quartet seemed out of place for a toddler’s birthday party.

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      out of place

      out of place а) не на месте; б) неуместный [ср. тж. place 5) ]

      Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > out of place

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      out of place

      Персональный Сократ > out of place

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      out of place

      1) неуместный, не к месту, сказанный или сделанный некстати, не вовремя

      The sight of a man lying wearied out with hard work, as your husband lay, made me feel that to brag of my own fortune to you would be greatly out of place. (Th. Hardy, ‘The Return of the Native’, book IV, ch. VIII) — Вид вашего мужа, когда он лежал измученный тяжелой работой, заставил меня почувствовать, что хвалиться перед вами моей удачей было бы весьма некстати.

      Twenty years ago, of course, she reflected, straw hats with flowers would have been out of place in December, but the dictates of fashion were so much less strict nowadays, it seemed. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part I, ch. I) — Она подумала, что, конечно, двадцать лет назад надеть соломенную шляпу с цветами в декабре было бы просто невозможно, но, видимо, теперь требования моды были не столь строгие.

      It is surely out of place to write in the grand style of inconsiderable things. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Summing Up’, ch. 12) — Немыслимо писать высоким слогом о пустяках.

      2) лишний, ненужный

      Waiting for the doctor were two women, as still as though they were paralyzed, and a man in a railroad brakeman’s uniform, holding his bandaged right hand with his tanned left. They stared at Carol. She sat modestly in a stiff chair, feeling frivolous and out of place. (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XV) — Доктора ждали две женщины, сидевшие так тихо, словно их парализовало, и человек в форме железнодорожника, который левой загорелой рукой поддерживал забинтованную правую. Все они уставились на Кэрол. Она скромно присела на жесткий стул, чувствуя себя здесь лишней и смущаясь своего легкомысленного вида.

      …don’t come if you don’t want to, or if you’re going to feel out of place. (J. O’Hara, ‘Elizabeth Appleton’, ch. II) — Если не хочется или боитесь, что будут все чужие, не приходите на эту вечеринку.

      He had always felt out of place in an academic environment. (RHD) — Когда он попадал в академическую среду, то всегда чувствовал себя не в своей тарелке.

      Large English-Russian phrasebook > out of place

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      out of place

      Англо-русский синонимический словарь > out of place

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      out of place

      неуместный; неподходящий

      Синонимический ряд:

      1. displaced (adj.) astray; displaced; gone; lost; mislaid; missing; moved; uprooted

      2. inappropriate (adj.) improper; inappropriate; not belonging; unsuitable

      English-Russian base dictionary > out of place

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      out of place

      1) нeумecтный, нe к мecту, нeкcтaти, нe вoвpeмя cкaзaнный или cдeлaнный

      It is surely out of place to write in the grand style of inconsiderable things (W. S. Maugham)

      2) лишний, нeнужный

      Don’t come if you don’t want to, or if you’re going to feel out of place (J. O’Hara)

      Concise English-Russian phrasebook > out of place

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      out of place

      фраз.

      не на месте

      не к месту

      неуместный, неподходящий

      без определенного места

      сказанный или сделанный некстати, не вовремя

      невпопад

      I wake up every evening, with a big smile on my face

      And it never feels out of place

      Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > out of place

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      out of place

      неуместный, неподходящий, несоответствующий

      Her remarks were out of place. — Её замечания были неуместны.

      Англо-русский современный словарь > out of place

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      out of place

      Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > out of place

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      out of place

      неуместный, неподходящий, несоответствующий

      Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > out of place

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      out of place

      безработный, не на месте, невпопад, неуместный

      Новый англо-русский словарь > out of place

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      out of place

      Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > out of place

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      out of place

      English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > out of place

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      out of place

      The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > out of place

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      feel out of place

      Персональный Сократ > feel out of place

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      feel out of place

      English-Russian base dictionary > feel out of place

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      feel out of place

      Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > feel out of place

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      be out of place

      Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be out of place

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      feel out of place

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    • Out of place — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

    • Out of place — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

    • Out-of-place artifact — (OOPArt) is a term coined by American naturalist and cryptozoologist Ivan T. Sanderson for an object of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest found in a very unusual or seemingly impossible context[1] that could challenge… …   Wikipedia

    • Out of Place (2009 film) — Out of Place is a surfing documentary directed by Scott Ditzenberger and Darrin McDonald that follows the lives of several surfers in Cleveland, Ohio. While Lake Erie does not offer the quality of waves they would prefer, business commitments,… …   Wikipedia

    • out of place — ► out of place 1) not in the proper position. 2) in a setting where one is or feels incongruous. Main Entry: ↑place …   English terms dictionary

    • out of place — index disordered, disproportionate, immaterial, impertinent (irrelevant), improper, inapplicable, inappropriate …   Law dictionary

    • out of place — I. adv. phr. Not in the right or usual place or position. Harry fell and knocked one of his teeth out of place. The teacher lined up the class and told them not to get out of place. Compare: out of order Contrast: in place II. adj. phr. In the… …   Словарь американских идиом

    • out of place — 1) if someone feels out of place or is out of place, they feel uncomfortable in a particular situation or place, or they do not belong there Kieran felt very out of place among Helen s solicitor friends. 2) in the wrong position Mel looked… …   English dictionary

    • out of place — 1) she never had a hair out of place Syn: out of position, out of order, in disarray, disarranged, in a mess, messy, topsy turvy, muddled 2) he said something out of place Syn: inappropriate, unsuitable, unseemly …   Thesaurus of popular words

    • out of place(2) — {adj. phr.} In the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper. * /Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place./ * /It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady./ Compare: OUT OF ONE S …   Dictionary of American idioms

    • out of place(2) — {adj. phr.} In the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper. * /Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place./ * /It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady./ Compare: OUT OF ONE S …   Dictionary of American idioms

    When you feel out of place, you have a sense that it’s inappropriate for you to be there. A cowboy, for example, would probably feel out of place at a ballroom dance competition.

    The common phrase out of place is good for describing someone or something that doesn’t quite fit. It might be because it’s unseemly and wrong — like wearing a terrifying zombie mask to a kindergartner’s Halloween party. It might also be a more subtle sense that it’s not suitable — like a modern new house that looks out of place among your neighborhood’s old shingled cottages.

    Definitions of out of place

    1. adjective

      of an inappropriate or misapplied nature

      synonyms:

      inapposite

      malapropos

      of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature

    2. adverb

      in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous

      “he felt
      out of place in the lingerie shop”

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