[Idiom] Don't you think it's nice out?

[kite]

Hi teachers,

"Don't you think it's nice out?"


What does the above sentence mean? Specially "nice out". I have found it from a conversation on the internet.

 

[emsr2d2]

The weather (outside) is nice.

It's nice out today = The weather is nice today.
It's not nice out today = The weather is not nice/good today.

 

[kite]

Oh yeah, got it. Here the word "out" metaphorically means the weather.

 

[Rover_KE]

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No, it doesn't. It means 'outside'.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Oh yeah, got it. Here the word "out" metaphorically means the weather.

We don't refer to weather as being "inside" or "in".

 

[bhaisahab]

We don't refer to weather as being "inside" or "in".

The weather in the south of France is much warmer than it is in the south of England at this time of year.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The weather in the south of France is much warmer than it is in the south of England at this time of year.

Point taken.