out of the question

out of the question
не может быть и речи, совершенно исключено, и думать нечего

Love on the lady's side is out of the question. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. I, ch. X) — Что касается чувств этой дамы, то любви здесь нет и в помине.

Collie: "I couldn't possibly take money from you. It's out of the question." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 2) — Колли: "Я никогда не взял бы у тебя денег. Об этом не может быть и речи."

He was tempted by the idea of having a flat of his own, but it was out of the question; the rent, though small, was beyond his means. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XIV) — Тома привлекала мысль жить в отдельной квартире, но это было исключено: квартирная плата, даже очень невысокая, была ему не по карману.

But Father Kezer's attitude made a request for hospitality out of the question. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Keys of the Kingdom’, ‘An Unsuccessful Curate’) — Отношение отца Кезера исключало всякую возможность того, что он окажет гостеприимство тете Полли и Джуди.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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