on the outside looking in

Meaning

on the outside looking in

Alternative form of on the outside, looking in

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in. Augusten Burroughs

I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the time. All of us feel, to a certain extent, alienated from the stuff going on around us. Mark Haddon

I know what it's like when the things you believe make you feel like you're on the outside looking in. Jodi Picoult

When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in. Doug Flutie

I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in. Joseph Barbera

I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy? Victor Cruz

Words in the phrase

on the outside looking in

Close letter words and terms

on the outlook on the outs on the outside on the outside of on the outside, looking in on the pad