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It is typically used to describe something that is unacceptable or outside of what is considered proper or acceptable behavior. It has a connotation of being beyond the boundaries of social norms. Example: After the politician was caught accepting bribes, his actions were considered beyond the pale and he was forced to resign from office.
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Beyond the pale
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Used other than as an idiom: beyond the extent or limits .
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Beyond the pale, there is a multitude of options.
It was beyond the pale".
This is beyond the pale.
To collude, apparently, is beyond the pale.
And five seems beyond the pale.
Koussa was considered beyond the pale".
This is just beyond the pale.
The evidence is simply beyond the pale.
He is beyond the pale.
Or is it beyond the pale?
Shoddiness and showiness were beyond the pale.
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