on the outside
English
Prepositional phrase
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, outside.
- On the outer surface.
- Antonym: on the inside
- To outward appearances.
- (UK) Not in prison.
References
- “on the outside” (US) / “on the outside” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “on the outside” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.