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.
See also: beyond, mean

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
See also: beyond, mean

Common Names:

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