Question

in_the_loop_536 removed from the public; no longer available for use or social interaction The expression is usually used to describe a social situation (sentence 2) but probably originated with printed material (sentence 1).

Accepted Answer

OUT OF CIRCULATION This book is no longer available in the library. It’s out of circulation.Mrs. Winter took her husband’s sudden death very hard, and she doesn’t have the will to get out and get on with life. She’s taken herself out of circulation.

Id	in_the_loop_536
Idiom	OUT OF CIRCULATION
Definition	removed from the public; no longer available for use or social interaction
Examples	This book is no longer available in the library. It’s out of circulation. Mrs. Winter took her husband’s sudden death very hard, and she doesn’t have the will to get out and get on with life. She’s taken herself out of circulation.
Extra Info	The expression is usually used to describe a social situation (sentence 2) but probably originated with printed material (sentence 1).

Circulation Longer Social Sentence Loop Removed Public Interaction