out of context meaning
[American slang]
[of an utterance or the report of an action] removed from the surrounding context of the event, thereby misrepresenting the intent of the utterance or report. (Typically: be ~; lift something ~; quote someone or something ~; take something ~.)
You took her remarks out of context! You're the dishonest person, not her!
[of an utterance or the report of an action] removed from the surrounding context of the event, thereby misrepresenting the intent of the utterance or report. (Typically: be ~; lift something ~; quote someone or something ~; take something ~.)
You took her remarks out of context! You're the dishonest person, not her!
Examples
More: Next- his heart bled over certain phrases taken out of context.
- i tell them, " you re taking it all out of context
- no, it's not funny . i'm taking it out of context
- don't quote my words out of context
- and have been quoted out of context
