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Adjective

Not allowed

Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial

Declined

Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate

Impossible to travel along or over

Past participle for outlaw, prohibit an action

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Adjective

Not allowed

unsavory^US

that dare not speak its name

uncivilised^UK

unsavoury^UK

uncivilized^US

without law and order

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

coloured^UK

colored^US

off straight and narrow

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Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial

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Declined

Adjective

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Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate

costing an arm and a leg

out of all proportion

relatively too small for

relatively too large for

without justification

blown up out of all proportion

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

laboured^UK

coloured^UK

labored^US

surplus to requirements

colored^US

laid on with a trowel

one-sided

non-objective

not appropriate to

not commensurate with

spreading like wildfire

untrammeled^US

standing out like a sore thumb

as plain as a pikestaff

noticeable

staring someone in the face

protrusive

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

financial means conditional

excessively ornamental

more than one can afford

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Impossible to travel along or over

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Past participle for outlaw, prohibit an action

cancelled^UK

canceled^US

given the red light to

given the thumbs down to

ostracized^US

ostracised^UK

baulked^UK

balked^US

declared null and void

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

placed an injunction on

given the brush-off to

given the cold shoulder to

refused entrance to

penalised^UK

penalized^US

brought to screeching halt

thrown cold water on

closed one's doors to

given something a miss

given thumbs down to

made impracticable

made it impracticable for

made impossible

made it impossible for

unfitted

thrown away

refused permission to

made something punishable

abjured

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

declared something a punishable offence

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

prevented from entering

rendered null and void

thrown a spanner in the works of

backpedaled^US

threw a spanner in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

put at a disadvantage

brought to a standstill

gaoled^UK

jailed^US

specified

put a spoke in someone's wheel

clipped someone's wings

put out of commission

put kibosh on

clammed up

resisted the temptation to

put in an unfavourable position

let down flaps

put a restriction on

placed at a disadvantage

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

cauterized^US

moulded^UK

counseled^US

counselled^UK

molded^US

cauterised^UK

prevented from making progress

kept within the limits of

brought under control

threw a spanner in the works

given a wide berth to

thrown a spanner in the works

immobilized^US

had nothing to do with

dried up

not touched

inflicted a handicap on

immobilised^UK

gave the thumbs down to

gave the red light to

acted like a wet blanket

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

struck dumb

stricken dumb

held out on

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

gave a disadvantage to

given a disadvantage to

done a disservice to

thrown a wet blanket on

threw a wet blanket on

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