on the outs (with one)
No longer speaking or on friendly terms (with one); having a dispute or angry (with one). Jen and I have been on the outs ever since she accused me of stealing her bike. Can I come crash at your place? I'm on the outs with my girlfriend at the moment.
on the outs (with someone)
Inf. in a mild dispute with someone; sharing ill will with someone. Tom and Bill are on the outs again. Tom has been on the outs with Bill before. They'll work it out.
on the outs
No longer on friendly terms, as in They've been on the outs with their in-laws for years. This idiom appeared in the early 1900s and derives from the synonymous at outs, first recorded in 1824.
on the outs
verbSee on the outs with someone
on the outs
Informal Not on friendly terms; disagreeing.