beyond means

beyond one's means

more than one can afford. I'm sorry, but this house is beyond our means. Please show us a cheaper one. They feel that a Caribbean cruise is beyond their means.

beyond your means

also beyond the means of somebody

too expensive for you We bought a retirement home, but at first the repair work was beyond our means.

Opposite of: within your means

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
TorØ	-	Norwegian
Filips	-	Latvian
Kitty	['kiti]
Rakesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Paulo	-	Portuguese, Galician
Rufus	['ru:fəs]