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idiombounds► overstep the bounds —see overstep the marksth knows no boundsused in order to say that something is much greater than usual or seems to have no limit:Many young people were attracted to the industry by the promise of financial rewards that practically knew no bounds.He had no family of his own and his generosity towards the McGuires' children knew no bounds.be out of boundsif a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there:One part of the complex was out of bounds for most employees, because there was some top-secret work going on there.After the bomb scare, the town was declared out of bounds to soldiers and their families
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See:- (in) honor bound (to do something)
- all oak and iron bound
- all oak and iron bound and *sound as a barrel
- be bound and determined
- be bound to (be or do something)
- be duty bound
- be honor-bound
- be honor-bound to (do something)
- be out of bounds
- be/feel duty/honour bound to do something
- bind (one) hand and foot
- bind (someone or something) together
- bind off
- bind over
- bind up
- bound and determined
- bound and determined to
- bound and determined to (do something)
- bound for
- bound for (somewhere or something)
- bound hand and foot
- bound to (be or do something)
- bound to do
- bound to, be
- bound up in
- bound up in (something)
- bound up with
- bound up with (someone or something)
- by leaps and bounds
- by/in leaps and bounds
- duty bound
- duty bound to (someone or something)
- duty bound, to be
- feel duty bound to (do something)
- feel honor-bound to (do something)
- grow by leaps and bounds
- honor bound
- honour bound
- in leaps and bounds
- increase by leaps and bounds
- keep within bounds
- know no bounds
- leaps and bounds
- out of bounds
- out-of-bounds
- overstep (one's)/its bounds
- overstep the bounds (of something)
- sound as a barrel
- take the ball before the bound
- talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear
- within bounds
- within limits
- within the bounds of possibility
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