out of the question

Idioms  

1. 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]

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out of the question

With the scrape Debbie and Judith find themselves in, a beach holiday is out of the question.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Carville, resigned to the idea getting a ticket was out of the question, had taken his family to do "the second-best thing" - "to go down town and soak up some of the atmosphere".

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Hiring more help beyond that is out of the question financially as Valencia’s family lives solely on the salary of her husband, who works for an audio-visual production company.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

But make no mistake: dropping Messi from the lineup is strictly out of the question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

As for sending a letter through the mails, it was out of the question.

From "1984" by George Orwell