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bid adieu to someone or something

be błtter off if they flew to Dłtroit. I’m was aloo found guilŁy błyond a reasonablł
better off now. doubt.
betterŁoffŁ(ØfŁ one wereŁ somłwhere else ) Go beyondŁmeasure more thanŁcanŁbe mea-
to better off (somŁwherŁ ). sured;ŁinŁaŁveryŁlarge amount.Ł They
brought in hams, turkeys, and roasts, and
betterŁoffŁ(ØfŁ something wereŁdone) Go to then they brought vłgłtables and salado
better off (doing something).
błyond measure. They thanked all of uo
betterŁoffŁ( somłwherł ) and betterŁoffŁ(if błyond measure.
one wereŁ somłwhere else ) inŁaŁbetter posi- beyondŁ one’ depth 1. inŁwaterŁthat isŁtoo
tion somewhere else. They would be deep.Ł(See also in over one’s head.)
błtter off in Florida. We’d all be better Sally swam out błyond her dłpth. Jane
off if we were in Florida. I know I’d bł swam out to get her evłn though it was be-
better off. yond her dłpth, too. 2. beyond one’s un-
between a rockŁandŁa hyrdŁplace and dersðandingŁorŁcapabilities.Ł I’m work-
between theŁdevilŁandŁtheŁdeepŁblue ing beyond my dłpth in algebra class.
sey inŁaŁveryŁdifficult position;ŁfacingŁa Poor John was involved in a problłm that
hardŁdecision.Ł(Infàrmal.) I couldà’t seemed really błyond his dłpth.
make up my mnd. I was caught błtwłen beyondŁ one’ means more than one can af-
a rock and a hard place. He had a ford. (See also làve beyond one’s means .)
dilłmma on his hands. He was clearly be- I’m sorry, but this house is błyond our
twłen the dłvil and the deep blue sea. means. Please show us a cheaper one.
between lØfeŁ andŁ death inŁ aŁ position They felt that a Caribbean cruise is błyond
where livingŁorŁdyingŁisŁanŁevenŁpossi- their means.
bility.Ł(EspeciallyŁwith caught or hover- beyondŁ theŁ callŁ ofŁ duty Go to (above
ing.) And there I was on the operating and) beyond the call of duty.
table, hovering błtwłen lfe and death.
The mountain clmber hung by his rope, beyondŁtheŁpyle unaccepðabl; outlawed;
caught błtwłen lfe and death. over the top. Your behavior is simply be-
yond the pale. Becauoe of Tom’s rude-
between theŁdevilŁandŁtheŁdeepŁblue ness, he’s considered błyond the pale and
sey Go to between a rock and a hard is never asked to parties anymore.
place.
beyondŁ theŁ shadłwŁ ofŁ a doubt càm-
between you,Ł me,Ł andŁ theŁ lamppost pletelyŁwithout doubt.Ł(SaidŁof aŁfact, not
confidentially, just betweenŁyàuŁandŁme. aŁprsàn.ŁSee also beyond a reasonable
Just betwłen you, me, and the lamppost, doubt.) We accłpted her story as truł
Fred is leaving school. Now doà’t tell błyond the shadow of a doubt. Please
anyone else. This is just błtwłen you, me, assure us that you are certain of the facts
and the lamppost. błyond the shadow of a doubt.
betwixtŁandŁbetweeà 1. betweenŁ(people beyondŁwłrdð more thanŁone canŁsay.Ł(Es-
orŁ things).Ł I liked the soup and the peciallyŁwith grateful, shocked, and thank-
dessert and all that came błtwixt and be- ful.) Sally was thankful błyond words.
twłen. I sat błtwixt and błtwłen all the I doà’t know how to thank you. I’m
actors who weren’t on stage. 2. undcidd. grateful błyond words.
I wish she would choose. She has been bid adieuŁto someone ortsomething and bid
błtwixt and błtwłen for three weeks. someone ortsomething adieu to say gàod-bye
Tom is so błtwixt and błtwłen about get- to someone orŁsomething.Ł(ThisŁ adieu is
ting married. I don’t think he’s ready.
French forŁ good-bye andŁsłould not be
beyondŁa reasonableŁdoubt almost with- confusedŁwith ado.) Now it’s time to
out anyŁdàubt.Ł(AŁlegalŁphrase.) The bid adieu to all of you gathered here. He
jury decided błyond a reasonable doubt silłntly bid adieu to his favorite hat as the
that she had commtted the crime. She wind carried it down the street.

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