off-limits
adjective
forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons.
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off limitsadjectivenot to be entered; out of bounds
off-limits
American
[awf-lim-its, of-]
/ ˈɔfˈlɪm ɪts, ˈɒf- /
adjective
off limits
British
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of off-limits
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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These are things that I feel would have been, if not third rail, at least second rail and off-limits not too long ago.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
While Polymarket recently launched a regulated U.S. venue, its main high-volume international crypto exchange remains off-limits to traders based in the U.S. — although there are workarounds, like using a VPN to mask one’s location.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky divulged the current location of two captured soldiers, irking South Korea who thought such disclosures were off-limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The 32-year-old said managers have verbally reminded staff that "sensitive countries such as Japan are definitely off-limits".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
She reckons nobody'll pay to clean up the mess, so that much of the farmland on the islands'll be off-limits until the mines've rusted.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
The field has been off limits to use for weeks since the school began an investigation last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Andy Burnham previously told First Minister John Swinney that a second referendum was "off limits".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But for more than a century, the architectural marvel created to support it remained off limits and largely unknown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But the nuclear site had been off limits until Sunday.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Normally it’s off limits for lunch because there’s no gate, and I guess they think kids would just wander off.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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