out\ of\ season

out\ of\ season
adv. phr.
1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching.

The boys were caught fishing out of season.

2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling.

The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here.

Contrast: in season

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  • out of season — {adv. phr.} 1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching. * /The boys were caught fishing out of season./ 2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling. * /The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here./… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of season — {adv. phr.} 1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching. * /The boys were caught fishing out of season./ 2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling. * /The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here./… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • Out of season — 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

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  • Out of Season — est un album de Beth Gibbons et de l ancien bassiste du groupe Talk Talk, Paul Webb (sous le pseudonyme Rustin Man). Il est sorti en 2002 au Royaume Uni et 2003 aux États Unis. Le premier titre de l album, « Mysteries », fait partie de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Out of Season — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Out of Season[1] Originaltitel Out of Season …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • out of season — 1. at the time of year when hunting or fishing is not legal. He got fined for killing a deer out of season. 2. not available fresh locally. Asparagus is out of season now and really expensive. 3. at the time of year when something is not popular …   New idioms dictionary

  • out of season — 1) at a time of the year when most people do not go to a place Out of season Formentera is very popular with writers and artists. 2) not grown at the normal time or under normal conditions I don t like to use food that is out of season. 3) at a… …   English dictionary

  • out of season — phrasal : not in season; especially : available or marketed at other than the usual local season out of season fruits get tomatoes out of season …   Useful english dictionary

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