“out of the picture”别理解成“在图片之外”,引申为不重要；未参与；不涉其中；在局外。

【例句】
I can't ask her out until her disapproving brother is out of the picture, so let me know when he leaves the party.
我直到她反对的哥哥不参与才能约她出去，所以当他离开派对的时候请告诉我。

She must have hated being out of the picture.
她一定很不乐意成了局外人。