step out of one's comfort zone
get out of one's comfort zone

We'll do everything we can to keep him out of the end zone.

"Do you believe our guy tried to get it out of the end zone?"

"I just had to stay out of his happy zone."

If you don't come out of your comfort zone, you're probably not going to be able to make something good happen.

Always good to get out of your comfort zone once in a while.

"I just tried to take him out of his comfort zone."

It would move right out of the strike zone on him.

Is it one where the guy stepped out of the end zone?

"You want to move them out of their comfort zone."

In many cases the new students were well out of their comfort zone, the majority being from the city.