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What is the difference between the following two phrases? #258

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What is the difference between the following two phrases?
1.It is beyond question...
2.It is out of the question...
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What is the difference between the following two phrases? #259

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You asked about the different between the following two phrases:
1.It is beyond question...
2.It is out of the question...
"It is beyond question" means X ](it) is accepted as true without question or challenge.
"It is out of the question" means X (it) is impossible to consider achieve.
Be careful when negatives precede these expressions, because then the meaning is the opposite. For example,
"I don't think it is beyond question" means you are questionning the truth of X.
"I don't think it is out of the question" means you think X (it) may be possible to consider or achieve.
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