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off-limits en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not to be entered or used; restricted.
    • It was truly one of the most horrific filming experiences of my career there, contrasting neatly with some of the best of my career - filming in various off-limits storerooms at LTM's Acton Depot. 2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, pages 49–50:
    • The pond was off-limits to swimmers.
    • To Restricted Area Directions The restricted area is off-limits to all unauthorized personnel. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Noveria:
    • Irregardless, ex-boyfriends are just off-limits to friends. I mean that's just, like, the rules of feminism. 2004, Tina Fey, Mean Girls, spoken by Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert):
    • According to Yang, the six islets have been purely military for more than five decades. "These islets were completely off-limits to civilians, even to Kinmen residents," Yang said. 2004 October 18, “Kinmen seeks to develop six demilitarized islets”, in Taipei Times:

Synonyms

out of bounds