Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low-income working people.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
beyond someone's reach — out of/beyond/someone’s reach phrase used for saying that someone cannot have or do something because they do not have enough money or skill Achievements like these are beyond the reach of ordinary players. Thesaurus: not skilful or ablesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
Out of reach — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beyond/out of sb's reach — beyond/out of (sb s) reach (also beyond/out of the reach of sb) ► that someone is not able to get or buy: »Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low income working people. Main Entry: ↑reach … Financial and business terms
out of reach — beyond/out of (sb s) reach (also beyond/out of the reach of sb) ► that someone is not able to get or buy: »Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low income working people. Main Entry: ↑reach … Financial and business terms
out of reach — beyond one s grasp, impossible to reach, difficult to reach … English contemporary dictionary
out of reach — Synonyms and related words: antipodean, back of beyond, beyond reach, beyond the bounds, closed forever to, closed to, godforsaken, hyperborean, impenetrable, impervious, inaccessible, lost to, out of earshot, out of hearing, out of range, out of … Moby Thesaurus
out of reach — adjective inaccessibly located or situated an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains an unreachable canyon the unreachable stars • Syn: ↑unapproachable, ↑unreachable, ↑unreached • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reach — reach1 [ ritʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to arrive somewhere: We hoped to reach the camp before dark. When she reached the top of the stairs her heart was pounding. a ) transitive if something reaches someone, they receive it after it has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reach — I UK [riːtʃ] / US [rɪtʃ] verb Word forms reach : present tense I/you/we/they reach he/she/it reaches present participle reaching past tense reached past participle reached *** 1) [transitive] to arrive somewhere We hoped to reach the camp before… … English dictionary
reach — I n. 1) beyond, out of reach 2) in, within reach (to bring smt. within reach) 3) (misc.) a boardinghouse ( very long ) reach; the vast reaches (of the western plains) II v. 1) (A; used without to) ( to pass ) reach me the salt 2) (d; intr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
