out of the ordinary

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Prepositional phrase

out of the ordinary

(idiomatic) 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

unusual; not ordinary

French: hors du commun (fr)
Georgian: უჩვეულო (učveulo), არაბუნებრივი (arabunebrivi)
German: aus dem Rahmen
Italian: fuori dall'ordinario
Portuguese: fora do comum, fora do normal
Romanian: ieșit din comun
Spanish: fuera de lo común, fuera de lo normal
Welsh: allan o'r cyffredin (cy)

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