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off the scale

phrase

Definitions

  1. Far in excess of what is normal or measurable.

    • Give your head a wobble, Zoë, I told myself. You can't go around being broken-hearted because your heart isn't broken any more. That would be off-the-scale ridiculous.
    • "The people who run domestic intermodal are seeing enquiries flying off the scale in terms of what they can do, so there are some people they can help and some people they can't help.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA