Usage of "off-limits"

Barred to a designated group.

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Examples for "out-of-bounds"

Examples for "out-of-bounds"

One important example is the procedure for a ball hit out-of-bounds or lost. 
 Reuters 

The avalanche occurred in an out-of-bounds area at the back of the resort. 
 The Irish Times 

That grin promptly disappeared, however, when Woods hit his drive out-of-bounds. 
 Reuters 

Still, for some, there is no experience equivalent to out-of-bounds skiing. 
 Reuters 

There is out-of-bounds down the left and again that stream features down the right. 
 The Irish Times 

Usage of off-limits in English

However, that didn't exactly mean that flirting was off-limits at social events. 
 Mental floss presents instant knowledge 

Any information they obtain would be off-limits for any future criminal prosecution. 
 War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror 

Public gatherings and visits to see friends and socialise are still off-limits. 
 The South African 

Television and the Internet were also completely off-limits except for business purposes. 
 Escape 

Afterwards, I'll take you into the parts of the house normally off-limits. 
 The hellfire club 

Conditions in the mines, off-limits to outsiders, are reported to be horrendous. 
 Reuters 

Zooming is also off-limits, as it chops off the field of view. 
 Wired 

The only difference was, in the beginning, you were off-limits to me. 
 Torment 

Her friends' apartments were forbidden to her, her palace off-limits to them. 
 The Irish Times 

Jerusalem, with its Muslim and Christian holy sites, is off-limits to Gazans. 
 The Irish Times 

When her grandparents lived in the house, the basement had been off-limits. 
 Discord's apple 

From Cambodia, landmines and Khmer Rouge guerrillas kept it off-limits for decades. 
 Reuters 

There is a sense that Romney's grandchild should be off-limits to mockery. 
 Ebony 

Also, DOC facilities are all closed so overnight tramps are also off-limits. 
 Radio NZ 

Traditionally off-limits sites, like Mosques and hospitals, won't serve as hiding places. 
 Wired 

So he was done with the comarré but she was still off-limits? 
 Last Blood 

Frequent collocations

Off-limits through the time

Meanings of off-limits in English