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off the scale

off the scale phrase: far in excess of what is normal or measurable.

Phrase

off the scale

  1. (idiomatic) 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.2020, Sophie Ranald, Thank You, Next
    • "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.2021 October 6, Philip Haigh, “Rail freight has a key role in boosting Britain's resilience”, in RAIL, number 941, page 46

Questions about off the scale

What does off the scale mean?
Off the scale means far in excess of what is normal or measurable.
What part of speech is off the scale?
Off the scale is a phrase.

Words near off the scale in the dictionary

  1. off the radio
  2. off the rails
  3. off the record
  4. off the reservation
  5. off the rip
  6. off the scale
  7. off the shelf
  8. off the shits
  9. off the table
  10. off the tools
  11. off the top of one's dome

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