be beyond the pale
be beyond the pale
To be unacceptable or inappropriate. A "pale" is an area bounded by a fence. Disrupting my class is beyond the pale, young lady—go to the principal's office! Most people would consider stealing to be beyond the pale.
See also: beyond, pale
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- beyond the pale
- (as) pale as death
- (as) pale as a ghost
- pale
- pale as a ghost
- pale around the gills
- Spanish faggot
- white as a sheet
- (as) white as a sheet
- (as) white as a ghost