out of the question

[lilac1999]

dear everyone,
your last idiom reminded me of "out of the question" I know its negative meaning but i like to know more about it .Thank you

 

[catbert]

It means it's not subject to discussion. It's a very categorical insistence that whatever it is they are talking about is going to remain the way it is, and no suggestions can be made to change it in any way.

"Out of the question" can also mean that something is too impractical even to consider. Like, say, you are 25 miles away from your home and your car broke down. You might think to yourself, "Well, walking is out of the question... :-?"

 

[waflob]

What a small world we live in - I had no idea you knew my company's management

 

[lilac1999]

thanks for your example ,but i can't understand waflob's sentence:roll:

 

[Harold Medina]

What a small world we live in - I had no idea you knew my company's management

:up::up::up::up::up:
Catbert is a part-time english teacher... and a full-time psychic...:lol:

I bet waflob and I are working on a sister company...

 

[waflob]

thanks for your example ,but i can't understand waflob's sentence:roll:

My apologies - I was being glib.

Catbert wrote:
"It means it's not subject to discussion. It's a very categorical insistence that whatever it is they are talking about is going to remain the way it is, and no suggestions can be made to change it in any way."

Sort of reminded me of the way our useless management deal with problems.

I should point out that this is nothing to do with the excellent management of this web site!!