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off-limits

[ awf-lim-its, of- ]

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adjective

forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons:
The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.

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An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

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Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.

Unfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits.

Most art worlders are likely, I think, to agree that absolutely nothing should be off-limits for art or literature.

There are all manner of politically-charged subjects that various advocacy groups might seek to declare off-limits.

The island is strictly off-limits to tourists, not because it is haunted, but because it is private property.

With support from the department's lawyers, they questioned the legality of using off-limits sanctions in civil rights cases.

Commanders were frequently quizzed on the probable effects of the imposition of off-limits sanctions or base closings.

The site remained off-limits to military and civilian personnel of the proving ground and closed to the public.

This section of the building was off-limits to the other patients in the Institute, but Stanton, the star border, had free rein.

Those are complicated machines, those things, and they're off-limits to the likes of you and me.

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