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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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Marine | | ma-REEN (French) | French, Georgian |
MÜNİR | | - | Turkish |
Iudas | | - | Biblical Latin |
Percival | | PUR-si-vəl (English) | Arthurian Romance, English |
Mercy | | MUR-see | English |
Geena | | JEE-nə | English (Rare) |