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odd man out
noun
a method of selecting or eliminating a person from a group, as by matching coins, especially in preparation for playing a game.
the person so selected or eliminated.
a game consisting of this method.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of odd man out1
Idioms and Phrases
A person who is left out of a group for some reason, as in The invitation was for couples only, so Jane was odd man out . [Mid-1800s]
Something or someone who differs markedly from the others in a group, as in Among all those ranch-style houses, their Victorian was odd man out . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
However, he became the odd man out in the team’s bullpen after the Dodgers’ recent signings of Yates and left-hander Tanner Scott.
Do you see yourself as the odd man out in that group?
Richard Witsoe said he sometimes feels like the odd man out as one of two white men who live in this subsidized seniors building of about 300 residents.
I can hear the faint creaking of floorboards in my house yet when I’m in the middle of a robust three-way conversation, I feel like the odd man out.
With the Dodgers needing a spot for veteran utility man Chris Taylor, Heyward was the odd man out in a roster crunch.
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