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off-limits

adjectiveattested in dialogue

Not to be entered or used; restricted.

adjective

  1. 1

    Not to be entered or used; restricted.

    The pond was off-limits to swimmers.

    Irregardless, ex-boyfriends are just off-limits to friends. I mean that's just, like, the rules of feminism.

    According to Yang, the six islets have been purely military for more than five decades. "These islets were completely off-limits to civilians, even to Kinmen residents," Yang said.

    To Restricted Area Directions The restricted area is off-limits to all unauthorized personnel.

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