beggars belief
Strains all reason
Beggars belief means is impossible or extremely difficult to believe: It beggars belief that they approved this plan.
Something so outrageous or absurd that it exhausts credulity—it makes belief a beggar, unable to accommodate what's being claimed.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in this fixed form.
- implausibleUnlikely to be true
- hard to swallowDifficult to accept
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- off the chartsBeyond measurable range
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
takes the cake · far-fetched · stupefaction · incredulousness · astonishment · incomprehensible · preposterous · inconceivable · ludicrous · mind-boggling · boggles the mind · blows my mind · bewilderment · unthinkable · extreme · outrageous · beyond the pale · shock
beggars beliefgoes without saying
Understood without articulation
self-evident · stands to reason · obvious · rings true · unquestionable
beggars beliefpar for the course
Usual, predictable outcome
to be expected · predictable · unsurprising · business as usual · unremarkable
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