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out of the question

Fig. not allowed; not permitted. I'm sorry, but your taking my car is out of the question. You can't go to Florida this spring. We can't afford it. It's out of the question.

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out of the question

not possible A trip to New Zealand is out of the question this year.

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out of the question

Impossible, not worth considering, as in Starting over again is certainly out of the question. This term uses question to refer to what is being talked or asked about. [c. 1700]

See also: of, out, question

out of the question

Not worth considering because of being too difficult or impossible: Starting over is out of the question.

See also: of, out, question