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English Phrase: Out of hand
Out of hand means that you refuse or dismiss something without thinking about it deeply.
If one of my friends asked me to run naked with them in the Tokyo marathon, I would refuse it out of hand. I would not even think about it.
Actually, in Afghanistan, a secret marathon was recently held.
Although it is a great idea, and I strongly support the freedom of anyone to run a marathon, I would dismiss going to Afghanistan to run a marathon out of hand.
I am adventurous but not foolhardy.
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