out of the loop
Uninformed. Ignorant of the situation. Not receiving appropriate information. Think of "the loop" as being a communications channel, and therefore being out of the loop means no one is communicating with you to get you the information you need.
Manager: Why did you miss today's staff meeting?
Employee: I didn't know there was one scheduled. I was completely out of the loop.
Employee: I didn't know there was one scheduled. I was completely out of the loop.
out of the loop by Evac156 February 24, 2005
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