beyond reproach

Idioms and Phrases

Blameless, faultless, as in Jean's conduct at school is beyond reproach . The phrase employs the verb to reproach in the sense of “censure or rebuke,” a usage dating from the early 1500s.

Example Sentences

Governor Robert Orr, R-Ind., was disciplined and kind and his ethics were beyond reproach.

From Salon

Simpson was led by the public's perception, or his interpretation of it, that enough ubiquity and money places a person beyond reproach.

From Salon

“His work is beyond reproach,” Farah said in a phone interview on April 5.

From Seattle Times

Gavin Newsom is hardly beyond reproach.

From Los Angeles Times

People who in every other context are utterly beyond reproach, and yet there’s stuff stashed under the bed and horrible misconduct online.

From Slate