Off Limits

When I say “go there,” I mean “travel to a destination,” as opposed to what my friends in California mean when they say “go there”—“to discuss or refer to an off-limits subject.” ❋ Amy Wilentz (2006)

Savage went on to note: "I never said the word 'tranny' at UCI at all; indeed, I've made a conscious effort to stop using 'tranny' after the memo went out last year declaring the word an off-limits 'hate term.'" ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

We took actual cases from the files and the testimony and tried to discern which activities must be off-limits, which were truly necessary, and which could have been conducted legally. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, said he didn't think "anything ought to be off-limits for the effort to reduce spending." ❋ AP (2011)

Put this container into the master bedroom closet, or similar hiding spot that is off-limits to guests. ❋ Stephanie O'Dea (2011)

SmartBuy was eventually placed on Fort Sill's list of "off-limits" businesses for soldiers, and the New York Attorney General's Office is suing the company and its affiliates for deceptive marketing practices. ❋ Chris Kirkham (2011)

But he and others noted that the Army is often slow to respond to problems, declaring businesses off-limits only after there have been a slew of soldiers that have been caught up in a scam. ❋ Chris Kirkham (2011)

The White House is working hard to declare that territory off-limits. ❋ Ezra Klein (2011)

Virgin Galactic The prized mainland Chinese market—awash with the first generation wealth that typifies many of Virgin Galactic's customers—remains off-limits for now due to regulatory issues. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Checking and regular savings accounts are off-limits, but they also have to reveal family ownership of cars, artworks and country club memberships, without specifying their value. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Yet earlier this month the Interior Department released a new five-year plan that puts most of the Outer Continental Shelf off-limits for oil drilling. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jon Corzine signed a bill yesterday to let archers take aim at the Garden State's deer population on the Sunday, which has historically been off-limits to hunters pursuing whitetail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While many banks and brokerage firms limit IRA investors to stocks, bonds, mutual funds and certificates of deposit, the only assets off-limits in individual retirement accounts, per the U.S. tax code, are life-insurance policies and collectibles, including some types of coins. ❋ Anne Tergesen (2011)

[exibit]: a.) a taken boy/man b.) your boyfriends brother/close family member c.) your own family member ([incest] the game your whole family should stay away from... one word-EWW!) d.) animals (Gross e.) someone else's [toys] ❋ Fae (2004)

[Monik] is not off limits. ❋ Tp2 (2007)

[bro], [youre] [off limit booty pic peekin] ❋ The Almighty 69er (2011)

dude can you get some [butter] from [the dairy], and fucking bounce it off the limiter; [I'm hungry]. ❋ Dean Clarke (2008)