be out of the ark
be out of the ark
To be very outdated or old-fashioned. You can't wear a dress like that, at least until you're 80. Come on, it's clearly out of the ark!
See also: ark, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be out of the ˈark
,went out with the ˈark
(British English, spoken) (of an object or a custom) extremely old or old-fashioned: She was using a dictionary that was straight out of the ark.This idiom refers to a story in the Bible. The ark was a large boat which Noah built to save his family and two of every type of animal from the flood.See also: ark, of, out
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- out of the ark
- fashion
- (Well,) I'll be durned!
- ark
- ark at ee
- a bit of crackling
- I'll be bound
- (draw the sword and) throw away the scabbard
- a bad quarter of an hour