on the/someone's/something's way out
idiom
1
: leaving a place or position
Would you mind closing the door on your way out?
There are rumors that the superintendent of schools is on the way out.
2
: becoming no longer popular
He incorrectly predicted that the Internet would be on its way out within three years.
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Meanwhile, Trump seems entirely dissatisfied that Colbert is, so far, the only late-night host on the way out.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Could a top administration official now be on the way out?
—ABC News, 13 July 2025
And if there was any doubt as to whether the judges liked him or not, it should now be banished by Kristen’s genuine devastation and Tom urging him over for a hug on the way out.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Erik ten Hag, on the way out before winning that FA Cup final last May, knows about that.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Could a top administration official now be on the way out?
—ABC News, 13 July 2025
And if there was any doubt as to whether the judges liked him or not, it should now be banished by Kristen’s genuine devastation and Tom urging him over for a hug on the way out.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Erik ten Hag, on the way out before winning that FA Cup final last May, knows about that.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“On the/someone's/something's way out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%2Fsomeone%27s%2Fsomething%27s%20way%20out. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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