Beyond The Pale Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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beyond the pale What does beyond the pale mean?	to be outside the bounds of acceptable behavior	What they are doing is totally unacceptable and beyond the pale.
beyond the pale What does beyond the pale mean?	to be outside the bounds of acceptable behavior	What they are doing is unacceptable and beyond the pale.
beyond the pale What does beyond the pale mean?	unacceptable, outside of commonly agreed standards of decency or acceptable behavior	The woman's behavior at the wedding was beyond the pale.
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fizzle out What does "fizzle out" mean?	to fail after a good start, to end in failure	The party began to fizzle out at midnight when many people went home.
Go by the boards What does "Go by the boards" mean?	If something goes by the boards, it fails to get approved or accepted.
honker What does "honker" mean?	nose
Tar baby What does "Tar baby" mean?	A tar baby is a problem that gets worse when people try to sort it out.
soup up (something) or soup (something) up What does "soup up (something) or soup (something) up" mean?	to make something faster or more powerful by changing or adding something (this expression is often used for a car)	My neighbor decided to soup up his car.
Smoke like a chimney What does "Smoke like a chimney" mean?	Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney.

carry over (something) or carry (something) over What does "carry over (something) or carry (something) over" mean?	to save or postpone something for another time	The department store will carry over their sale until after the national holiday.
spick-and-span What does "spick-and-span" mean?	to be very clean, to be very neat	The house was spick-and-span when we returned from our holiday.

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Beyond The Pale Idiom