A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

outweigh something • weigh something out
outweigh something —exceed smth. in value, importance,
etc.: If your debt load outweighs your income, you may qual-
ify for debt restructuring.
weigh something out—
1
. weigh a measured quantity of smth.:
Weighing out flour and sugar in advance … she set about vig-
orously beating up the eggs. 2. ponder over smth. carefully: I
weigh out many factors when trying to decide what to treat
when.
over again • over and over again
over again —(also: all over again) for a second time : We
couldn’t stand to see the same film over again, so we went out.
over and over again —repeatedly; many times: Do not gallop
through my letter … but read it over and over again.
over the fence • over the wall
over the fence —(Austral., NZ sl.) objectionable; not socially
acceptable: Some publications which unduly emphasize sex
were entirely over the fence.
over the wall —(sl.) 
1
. out of prison: When she was over the
wall she would begin to get well in the fresh country air. 2.
in prison: The Court Martial sentenced him to six months
over the wall.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase off the wall—(sl.) 
1
. unusual; eccentric: Tom is just a
“regular guy” despite sometimes off-the-wall behavior. 2. on
out of taste
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impulse; spontaneously: He started talking off the wall about
how he should go to El Salvador.
over the hill • over the hump
over the hill —
1
. past one’s prime; no longer young enough:
As they say about boxers who are getting on in years, she is
over the hill. 2. past the critical point; past the worst part of
a difficult situation: According to experts’ analysis made over
the last month, this crisis is “over the hill.” The U.S. unem-
ployment rate has peaked at 
1
0.0 percent.
over the hump — = over the hill 2: My aquarium is still in
its early stages, but I think I am over the hump and on my
way to a stable marine environment.