Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “beyond the pale“ and its meaning is “unacceptable, improper, unreasonable, objectionable, disgraceful, distasteful, intolerable, offensive, outrageous, shocking”.
Example Sentence: Truss is gone. The Tory experiment is dying. Kill it off. Then don’t forgive and don’t forget… Labour (party) needs to press home (emphasize or reiterate) a deep political and social culture change. Make sure rogue conservatism is forever seen as an alien creature, nation-damagingly un-British. The Tory media – the Sun, Mail, Telegraph, GB News and…– will find they must adapt: it’s too much to expect remorse (deep regret), but they should consult their marketing departments about how far beyond the pale of most readers’ current state of mind they should go.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Truss is gone. The Tory experiment is dying. Kill it off. Then don’t forgive and don’t forget and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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