Beyond/To/Out

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beyond the pale
Our president's opinion about LGBT+ people is entirely beyond the pale.
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considered by most people to be unacceptable
beyond recall
The paintings were damaged beyond recall.
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impossible to bring back to the original state
​beyond a shadow of a doubt
I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert.
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used to say that something is definitely true
beyond redemption
I have no doubt that we are polluting the environment beyond redemption.
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too bad to be improved or saved
beyond measure
I knew my debt to them is beyond measure.
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to a very great extent
beyond reproach
His boxing skills are beyond reproach.
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such that no criticism can be made, perfect
beyond your ken
The scientific subject matter is beyond the ken of the average person.
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not within the range of what someone knows
beyond one's purse
This new, fancy car is rather beyond my purse.
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too expensive to afford
beyond the grave
Do you think there's life beyond the grave?
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after death
beyond a joke
I used to think he was funny, but his behaviour has now gone way beyond a joke.
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no longer funny, serious
to such an extent
He had changed to such an extent that I no longer recognized him.
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so much
to one's advantage
I know you're disappointed about the delay, but I think this can actually work to our advantage.
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to one's benefit or gain
to the touch
My forehead was hot to the touch.
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used for describing the way that something feels
to the detriment of
He works far into the night to the detriment of his health.
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in a way that is harmful to
to one's dismay
Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant.
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to one's disappointment
to the tune of
The City Council had financed the new building to the tune of over 4 million pounds.
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to emphasize how much money something has cost
to the exclusion of
He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.
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in a way that excluded
to the last
He died protesting his innocence to the last.
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right up until someone dies or something ends
to the contrary
Despite his protestation to the contrary, he was extremely tired.
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showing or proving the opposite
to the best of your knowledge
To the best of my knowledge she is still living there.
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​as far as you know
out of pocket
His mistake left us all out of pocket
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having lost money in a transaction
out of all proportion
They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability.
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in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position
out of range
She hid away in her house, out of range of prying eyes
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too far away to be reached, seen or heard
out of the ordinary
Did you notice anything out of the ordinary in Julie's behavior?
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unusual or different
out of bounds
The clock is stopped when a player runs out of bounds with the ball.
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outside the limits of where one is permitted to be
out of character
Her behaviour last night was completely out of character.
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not typical of a person’s behaviour
out of sorts
She's been out of sorts since the birth of her baby.
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ill or upset
out of one's depth
He felt totally out of his depth in his new job.
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in a situation that is beyond one's capabilities
out of the blue
One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.
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without warning, unexpectedly
out of a hat
Names were picked at random out of a hat.
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as if by magic, at random

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