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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
off the scale en · X
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Far in excess of what is normal or measurable.
"The people who run domestic intermodal are seeing enquiries flying off the scale in terms of what they can do, so there are some people they can help and some people they can't help.
2021 October 6, Philip Haigh, “Rail freight has a key role in boosting Britain's resilience”, in RAIL, number 941, page 46:Give your head a wobble, Zoë, I told myself. You can't go around being broken-hearted because your heart isn't broken any more. That would be off-the-scale ridiculous.
2020, Sophie Ranald, Thank You, Next: