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I think it's a comedian's job to make everything funny. Nothing is off-limits.
Donald Glover

Meaning of "off-limits" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF-LIMITS

off-limits  [ˌɒfˈlɪmɪts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFF-LIMITS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Off-Limits is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OFF-LIMITS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of off-limits in the English dictionary

The first definition of off-limits in the dictionary is if a place if off-limits to sb, they are not allowed to go there. Other definition of off-limits is if you say that an activity is off-limits for sb, you mean that they are not allowed to do it. Off-Limits is also if you say that a substance is off-limits for sb, you mean that they are not allowed to have it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFF-LIMITS


blitz
blɪts
bracelets
ˈbreɪslɪts
credits
ˈkrɛdɪts
dates
deɪts
favourites
ˈfeɪvrɪts
Gates
ɡeɪts
heights
ˈhaɪts
highlights
ˈhaɪlaɪts
it´s
ɪts
its
ɪts
lights
laɪts
Massachusetts
ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts
minutes
ˈmɪnɪts
nights
naɪts
Nimitz
ˈnɪmɪts
rates
reɪts
rights
raɪts
States
steɪts
tickets
ˈtɪkɪts
units
ˈjuːnɪts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF-LIMITS

off-centre
off-chance
off-color
off-colour
off-duty
off-glide
off-grid
off-guard
off-key
off-licence
off-load
off-message
off-off-Broadway
off-peak
off-piste
off-putting
off-ramp
off-reserve
off-road
off-roader

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF-LIMITS

call it quits
eating habits
employee benefits
exploits
grits
health benefits
limits
merits
off limits
pits
quits
shits
splits
straits
the pits
thrilled to bits
to be off limits
waits
within limits
wits

Synonyms and antonyms of off-limits in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off-limits» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF-LIMITS

Find out the translation of off-limits to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off-limits from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off-limits» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

禁地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de los límites
570 millions of speakers

English

off-limits
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद सीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خارج الحدود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закрыты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora dos limites
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমা বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hors limites
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Had luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tabu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立ち入り禁止の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

출입 금지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati-watesan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

off-giới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லை மீறிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षमतेबाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınırlandırılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

off-limits
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poza granice
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закриті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în afara limitelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτός ορίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

off- grense
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tabu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

off-limits
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off-limits

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-LIMITS»

The term «off-limits» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-LIMITS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off-limits

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFF-LIMITS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off-limits.
1
Willow Bay
On the Web no subject is sacrosanct. No one, from icon to unknown, is off-limits.
2
Ann Beattie
Nobody can assume that, to a writer, everything is off-limits.
3
Valerie Bertinelli
Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
4
Bobbi Brown
I don't believe any lip shade is off-limits, but texture is key. A sheer lipstick in a healthy pink or neutral color looks more polished and grown-up than a super-shiny gloss.
5
Ryan Eggold
So many limits in Catholic high school! I'm not a bad Catholic, but everything was off-limits.
6
Donald Glover
I think it's a comedian's job to make everything funny. Nothing is off-limits.
7
Alan Huffman
Like so much in Singapore, admission to the Marina Bay's casino is hierarchical: Free for anyone with an international passport, costly for locals, off-limits to migrant workers altogether.
8
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
It's important to me to try and expose young people to the things they believe are off-limits to them. I tell them, 'There are no walls, only the ones we put up.' My advice to young people looking at my life is not to follow my footprint but to go out there and make their own.
9
Debi Mazar
I don't like the idea of things being off-limits to kids - like a fancy sitting room where they can't touch anything. I own vintage pottery cups, and I let my girls hold them. It teaches them to treat objects with respect.
10
Tom Reed
I've created an internal rule that Sunday is off-limits unless I put it on the schedule myself. That's family time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF-LIMITS»

Discover the use of off-limits in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off-limits and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Off Limits
Birmingham's drawn to someone older…someone who's off limits.
Robert Rayner, 2012
2
Love Off-Limits
In Love Off-Limits, Natalie has the perfect boyfriend, or so everyone thinks. But Natalie knows she wants more. When she discovers that more equals Matt, her boyfriend’s best friend, Natalie finds herself in quite the dilemma.
Whitney Lyles, 2009
3
Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex
The companion volume to the provocative Alien Sex anthology, Off Limits pushes boundaries with twenty stimulating tales of otherworldly encounters This second volume of the Alien Sex anthology series brings together authors Neil Gaiman, ...
Ellen Datlow, 2012
4
Off Limits
Gail typical housewife that has a best friend, Sabrina. Sabrina want to be like Gail so badly until she will sleep with Gail's husband Gary just to say she has everything that Gail has.....even her man
Darlena Taylor-Bonds, 2007
5
Off Limits
ATF special agent Delaney Carter despises flying...yet she's landed an undercover gig as a flight attendant!
Jordan Summers, 2008
6
Officer Off Limits (A Line of Duty Novel)
His need to possess her is non-negotiable.
Tessa Bailey, 2013
7
Off Limits
Two sensual tales in one volume feature Love Game, in which single mom Chris Nicholson finds love and passion with her old high school flame, and Love Play, in which Whitney Smith, with only six months to live, explores the erotic art of ...
Mallory Rush, 2004
8
Off Limits
By-the-book New Orleans cop Emma Frey is teamed with legendary heartbreaker, Detective Bobby Halloran. But Emma refuses to be charmed--until she sees his surprising tenderness. Original.
Michele Albert, 2003
9
Off limits: 40 Artangel projects
Surveying 40 projects realised over the past decade by film-makers, writers, visual artists, composers, choreographers and performers, this text provides a unique overview of the special alchemy generated when a location becomes central to ...
James Lingwood, Gerrie van Noord, Michael Morris, 2002
10
Waking Up With Dr. Off-Limits
It's their last summer of being single!
Amy Andrews, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF-LIMITS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off-limits is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ctg highways off-limits to 25000 three-wheelers
CHITTAGONG, July 24: Some 25,000 three-wheeler auto-rickshaws will be barred from plying four highways in greater Chittagong following an ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jul 15»
2
Chattanooga declares shooting sites, funerals and memorials off
Chattanooga declares shooting sites, funerals and memorials off-limits to protesters. Mayor Andy Berke cites state, federal law protecting ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Lake Ontario off-limits for upcoming Bassmaster Elite Series …
B.A.S.S., the organization which oversees the series, said Lake Ontario will be off-limits during the competition, which runs from July 30 to Aug. «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Chattanooga mayor declares shooting sites, funerals and memorials …
Chattanooga mayor declares shooting sites, funerals and memorials off-limits to protesters. Chattanooga Times Free Press. 12:26 PM, Jul 23, ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Coho off-limits to anglers in Columbia until August
OLYMPIA — State fish managers today issued a rule requiring the release of any coho caught in the Columbia River upstream of the ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»
6
Hampton downtown green space still off-limits for events
HAMPTON — A pair of vacant lots now off-limits to the general public will remain that way while the Hampton Housing Authority Board of ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»
7
Water in the Lachine Canal is off-limits until Friday night, Parks …
Parks Canada has closed the Lachine Canal to all forms of nautical activity where the participants come in contact with the water, due to waste ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Civic Holiday shopping no longer off-limits
Businesses in Greater Sudbury are now able to open on the Civic Holiday Aug. 3 after a bylaw preventing them from doing so was repealed ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jul 15»
9
Bullet Trains Off-Limits to People Failing to Make Court-Ordered …
(Beijing) – People who do not make payments ordered by judges cannot ride on China's popular bullet trains, the highest court has said, ... «Caixin Media, Jul 15»
10
Dealpolitik: Yahoo Tells Activists Alibaba Spinoff Is Off-Limits
For activists hoping to hover around the Yahoo Inc.YHOO -1.23% spinoff of its Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares, the message is clear: shoo! «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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