beyond bounds

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• beyond the bounds of possibility — index insurmountable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• beyond — [adv/prep] further; outside limits above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off,… …   New thesaurus

• bounds — noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑boundary, ↑bound • Derivationally related forms: ↑bound (for: ↑bound), ↑bound ( …   Useful english dictionary

• beyond the pale — Pale Pale, n. [F. pal, fr. L. palus: cf. D. paal. See {Pole} a stake, and 1st {Pallet}.] 1. A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• beyond the pale — UNACCEPTABLE, unseemly, improper, unsuitable, unreasonable, intolerable, disgraceful, deplorable, outrageous, scandalous, shocking; informal not on, not the done thing, out of order, out of line; Austral./NZ informal over the fence; formal… …   Useful english dictionary

• beyond compare — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, absolutely, all out, beyond all bounds, beyond comparison, beyond measure, completely, dead, downright, easily first, essentially, extremely, facile princeps, flat out, fundamentally, immeasurably, immortal …   Moby Thesaurus

• beyond measure — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, absolutely, all out, beyond all bounds, beyond compare, beyond comparison, completely, dead, downright, essentially, extravagantly, extremely, flat out, fundamentally, immeasurably, in the extreme,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• beyond — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. farther, yonder. prep. over; past. See distance, superiority. II (Roget s IV) modif. & prep. Syn. on the other side, on the far side, over there, beyond the bounds, in advance of, over the mark,… …   English dictionary for students

• beyond the pale — adj. absolutely unacceptable, outside the limits of integrity and morality, beyond the bounds of good taste, beyond standards of decency …   English contemporary dictionary

• beyond the pale — outside the bounds of acceptable behavior What they are doing is totally unacceptable and beyond the pale …   Idioms and examples

• beyond the pale — adjective Describing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company …   Wiktionary