off-limits
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4.6
- adjective
- /ɔfˈlɪmɪts/
:
prohibido
- The new policy puts campus facilities off-limits to outside speakers or groups with no affiliation to the university.
- an area is off-limits
- off-limits to development
- an off-limits zone
What they're basically saying is China is now off limits for NVIDIA.
- What they're basically saying is China is now off limits for NVIDIA.
- And it was much easier to make them off limits, to turn them into racist arguments.
- So you know, no part of her life was off limits to me.
- I told you when we started that the cat was off limits.
- And all of that is off limits.
- Usually traders are well aware of what they're allowed to trade and what's off limits.
- OK, but if you know that your cousin, they're off limits.
- I love how it gets people thinking about something that seems almost off limits.
- And then those nevers mean that your world narrows and narrows and more topics become off limits.
- But it's like the, in the terms of the world, you know, there's, but there are many places that are off limits.
- So greens and things that uptake radionuclides from the soil, like Moss and mushrooms are totally off limits in a large range of this area.
- What I'm not going into life doing is dismissing that any sort of individual, female individual is automatically off limits because of their job.
- If you don't have those, if you can't access them, if you think that they are off limits in some way, you won't have what you need to be resilient when your willpower fails you.
Examples
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As of this writing, ANWR is still off-limits to oil and gas exploration.
Academic text (1998) -
Today, no place of worship is off limits to the police in secular France.
Academic text (2005) -
The apartment is off limits.
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Because it will be used for radiation therapy, the area will be off limits for some time.
Academic text (2006) -
Madame says the chapel is off limits.
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This building is completely off-limits.
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My room has my private things in it, so that's off limits to others.
Fiction book (1994) -
Not only is the island legally off-limits to visitors, it is also hard to reach.
Academic text (1995) -
In the United States, this information is off-limits for hiring decisions.
Academic text (2012) -
You heard the soldiers this morning, this place is off-limits.
Synonyms
96
3.2
Not allowed by law, rules, or custom
21
3.7
Not allowed because it is outside the allowed area or against the rules
18
3.5
Outside the allowed area or not allowed by the rules
18
3.9
Limited so only certain people can see or use it
16
1.3
Not open to the public and limited to certain people
7
9.2
Not allowed by rules or by social custom
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7.7
Not allowed by rules, laws, or official standards
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3.7
Not allowed by law or by an authority
Not allowed by law or by people in charge
Not allowed by law or by people in charge
Prevented from entering or leaving by a barrier
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Etymology
The word off-limits breaks into two clear parts: off ('away') and limits ('border' or 'allowed area'), so imagine a sign that marks a place as outside the allowed area. That's why something off-limits is not allowed to be entered, used, or discussed.