beyond measure

beyond measure
beyond measure
Fig. in an account or to an extent more than can be quantified; in a very large amount. •

They brought in hams, turkeys, and roasts, and then they brought vegetables and salads beyond measure.

They thanked all of us beyond measure.

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{adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {formal} So much that it can not be measured or figured without any limits. * /With her parents reunited and present at her graduation, she had happiness beyond measure./ * /No one envied him for he was popular beyond measure./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • beyond measure — {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {formal} So much that it can not be measured or figured without any limits. * /With her parents reunited and present at her graduation, she had happiness beyond measure./ * /No one envied him for he was popular beyond… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beyond\ measure — • beyond measure • beyond number • without number adj or adv. phr. formal So much that it can not be measured or figured without any limits. With her parents reunited and present at her graduation, she had happiness beyond measure. No one envied… …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • beyond measure — to an extremely high degree. Our religious faith improved our lives beyond measure …   New idioms dictionary

  • beyond measure — it irritates him beyond measure that she is always right Syn: immensely, extremely, vastly, greatly, excessively, immeasurably, incalculably, infinitely …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • beyond measure — mainly literary very large or great beauty beyond measure …   English dictionary

  • beyond measure — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, absolutely, all out, beyond all bounds, beyond compare, beyond comparison, completely, dead, downright, essentially, extravagantly, extremely, flat out, fundamentally, immeasurably, in the extreme,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • beyond measure — to a very great extent. → measure …   English new terms dictionary

  • beyond measure — 1. adjective Very large; great; huge. 2. adverb To a great extent or degree; very …   Wiktionary

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