- off limits
- 1) if a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there
The evacuated areas remained off limits to the public.
2) not allowed or approved ofDiscussion of these topics remains off limits.
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off limits — adj be off limits a) if a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there = out of bounds be off limits to/for ▪ Footpaths are, of course, off limits to bikers. b) if a subject is off limits, you are not allowed to talk about it ▪ Unlike… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Off Limits — may refer to: Off Limits (1953 film), a comedy film starring Bob Hope and Mickey Rooney Off Limits (1988 film), a mystery/thriller film starring Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines Off Limits (TV series), a 2011 TV series on the Travel Channel… … Wikipedia
Off Limits — Données clés Réalisation Christopher Crowe Scénario Christopher Crowe Jack Thibeau Acteurs principaux Willem Dafoe Gregory Hines Sociétés de production Twentieth Century Fox Pays d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
off limits — limits /ɑ flimits/, it. /ɔ flimits/ locuz. angloamer. (propr. al di là dei limiti ), usata in ital. come agg. [di luoghi in cui non è consentito o è sconsigliato l accesso e, fig., di comportamenti non consentiti e sim.: un ufficio off limits ;… … Enciclopedia Italiana
off limits — off li·mits loc.agg.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} di zone, edifici, ecc., in cui l accesso è proibito agli estranei: la caserma è off limits | estens., scherz.: fuori, la mia stanza è off limits {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1950. ETIMO: ingl. off… … Dizionario italiano
Off limits! — Die Wendung stammt aus dem Amerikanischen und ist im Sinne von »Zutritt [für Soldaten] verboten« gebräuchlich: Auf Befehl des Kommandeurs gilt für alle Bars und Vergnügungslokale bis auf weiteres: off limits! In seiner übertragenen Bedeutung… … Universal-Lexikon
off-limits — /ofˈlimits, ingl. ˈHfˌlɪmɪts/ [loc. ingl., propriamente «fuori (off) dei limiti (limits)»] loc. avv. (est.) proibito, vietato CONTR. consentito, permesso, lecito … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
off-limits — adj. barred to a designated group; as, the topless bar is off lints to military personnel. Syn: out of bounds(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-limits — adjective if a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-limits — (adj.) forbidden, by 1881, U.S. military academies jargon, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + LIMIT (Cf. limit) (n.). Earlier (1857) it was applied to cadets, etc., who were in violation of the limitations on their movement and behavior … Etymology dictionary
off-limits — {{hw}}{{off limits}}{{/hw}}locuz. avv. Detto di luogo, segnalato da un caratteristico contrassegno, in cui era vietato l ingresso alle truppe di occupazione americane | (est.) Di luogo in cui sono proibiti l entrata o il passaggio | (fig.)… … Enciclopedia di italiano
