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left fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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live beyond one's meansHave a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.Rate it:

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loaded languagelanguage using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.Rate it:

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loaded wordAny word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.Rate it:

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look beyondTo see potential past obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.Rate it:

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off the tableBeyond consideration.Rate it:

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out of boundsBeyond the bounds of civility or morality; extremely unreasonable.Rate it:

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outside the boxBeyond the bounds of convention.Rate it:

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over one's headMore complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..Rate it:

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Over the HillOld and past age, beyond one’s prime, past the bestRate it:

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over the linebeyond the level of what is acceptableRate it:

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over the topBold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; outrageous.Rate it:

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Over Your HeadBeyond one’s comprehension, in a situation that is difficult for you to handleRate it:

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pale in comparisonto appear unimportant in relation to something else.Rate it:

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pale rider"The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the angel of death"; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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pelt of the dogAn immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; cf. hair of the dog.Rate it:

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punch aboveTo reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation.Rate it:

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push the envelopeTo go beyond established limits; to pioneer.Rate it:

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put it pastTo consider it beyond what someone is capable of doing.Rate it:

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reach pastTo extend beyond.Rate it:

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scratch beneath the surfaceTo look or see beyond what is obvious.Rate it:

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see beyondTo be capable of predicting the future past a certain point.Rate it:

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seeing redWhen someone is seeing red they are absolutely furious, angry beyond control, feeling rage.Rate it:

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sine dubio (not sine ullo dubio)without doubt, beyond all doubt.Rate it:

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speak volumesTo extend beyond the immediate topic under discussion.Rate it:

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spread your wings and soar beyond the starsThis is freedom from your problems by using your skills you've obtained to be successful in life. Learn from your mistakes and use your skills to your advantage. Always have courage and be fearless.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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stick outTo protrude; to extend beyond.Rate it:

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talk over someone's headTo communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.Rate it:

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tightfistedBeyond thrifty or just frugal, someone unwilling to spend any money.Rate it:

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time out of mindThe distant past beyond anyone's memory.Rate it:

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time out of mind1) The distant past beyond memory 2) A time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.Rate it:

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to the victor go the spoilsThe winner of a conflict wins additional benefits, beyond just the subject of the conflict.Rate it:

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travel awayto travel somewhere far way to a place beyond your imagination.Rate it:

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ultra viresbeyond the legal power or authority of a person or bodyRate it:

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une face de carêmeA sad, pale, woe-begone face (like that of one who has fasted all Lent).Rate it:

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up to elevenBeyond the maximum possible threshold.Rate it:

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utterly amazingThis phrase is used when something is so good it that it is beyond beliefRate it:

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white as a sheetVery white or pale, as if suffering from shock.Rate it:

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wonder of wondersA happening, an event, a pleasing circumstance, results beyond one's wildest dream or expectation:Rate it:

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天要下雨，娘要嫁人Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.Rate it:

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富不過三代clogs to clogs in three generations; wealth does not last beyond three generationsRate it:

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