beyond one's means



beyond one's means

Too costly for one, more than one can afford. For example, A second vacation this year is well beyond our means. The noun means here signifies "resources at one's disposal," a usage current since Shakespeare's time, as in Measure for Measure (2:2): "Let her have needful, but not lavish means." [Late 1800s]
See also: beyond, mean

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaarikaMAH:-ree-kah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Ronit (2)-Hebrew
&Aelig;&Eth;Elric-Anglo-Saxon
Salvatrix-Late Roman
Theodorathee-ə-DAWR-ə (English)English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Juroujoo:-ṙo:Japanese