“It was way out in the middle of nowhere.”
You're talking to a client at a business lunch. You're telling him about a vacation you recently took to a remote cabin in the mountains. You say this while explaining how far away from the city it was.
It was way out in the middle of nowhere.
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way out
When English speakers who live in cities talk about places that are in the country or in the wilderness, we use the word "out":
She lives out in the country.
You can also use "out" to describe being in another city that's far away toward the east or west:
Mirabel just moved out to L.A. a few weeks ago.
When somewhere is especially far, use "way out":
The nearest one I know of is way out in Burlington.
the middle of nowhere
"The middle of nowhere" is an expression to describe a place that's far away from the city, or that doesn't have many people or buildings. For example:
We got super lost and ended up driving out in the middle of nowhere.
Have you been to Edith's new house? It's way out in the middle of nowhere.