Signalling exposure to danger or a safe situation with in or out of harm's way

Signalling exposure to danger or a safe situation with in or out of harm's way

Created:16 Oct 2023 18:28:31 , in  intermediate

In English, expression harm's way means dangerous situation. If someone is exposed to danger and may get hurt, she is in harm's way. On the other hand, if somebody is in a safe place, she is out of harm's way. Also, if someone exposes a person to some danger, they put the person in harm's way.

Expressions in harm's way and out of harm's way mean in a dangerous situation and in a safe situation, respectively.

Examples

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Above all, we want to make sure that Mark is out of harm's way as soon as possible.

He is getting the assistance he needs, but he is not yet completely out of harm's way.

By driving recklessly you put not just yourself, but also your family in harm's way.

Fighting on a battlefield means constant putting yourself in harm's way.

This post was updated on 14 Nov 2023 01:59:21

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way over   people will find   who put Marry   put not just himself   put his comrades  

#1 Dan is very careful and would never in harm's way.

#2 This new armed conflict put eight million people in harm's the last 18 months.

#3 It was not Tom in harm's way, so blaming him is unjustified.

#4 By opening the train door too early Arnold , but also other passengers in harm's way.

#5 If this war goes global, a lot of themselves in harm's way.

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