Question:
We could tolerate your noisy parties time and again, but throwing bottles out of the window was beyond the _______.
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A.
faint -
B.
sick -
C.
pale -
D.
dull
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer:
Phrase knowledge
“Beyond the pale” with pale is a fence, a fence post ⇒ this phrase means over the allowable limit, unacceptable, illegal/unlawful.
⇒ We could tolerate your noisy parties time and again, but throwing bottles out of the window was beyond the pale.
We can put up with your noisy parties from time to time, but throwing bottles out the window is unacceptable.
ANSWER C
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