What is the meaning of the phrase “out of the question”?
When someone uses the idiom “that is out of the question”, it means that there is no possibility of a specific thing happening. Something synonymous with the phrase “out of the question” is “impossible”, or even “no possibility of such a thing”.
Example of “out of the question” in a sentence
Joe: "Lets go to San Francisco for the weekend." Bob: "That's out of the question. I'm too busy to go anywhere."