Beyond the pale: meaning, tone, and use in English
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Use beyond the pale when you mean that an action is seriously unacceptable: Sharing a colleague's private message was beyond the pale. The phrase is stronger than simply saying that you disagree. When people need to understand the problem or respond to it, say what happened and why it was harmful.
Posting a student's private work online without permission was beyond the pale.