PHRASE EXPLAINED
Beyond the pale: An action considered beyond the limits of acceptable behaviour; first used in 1612. Pale, from the Latin ‘palus’ is a stake or a palisade; hence those outside such a pale do not share our values.
Beyond the pale: An action considered beyond the limits of acceptable behaviour; first used in 1612. Pale, from the Latin ‘palus’ is a stake or a palisade; hence those outside such a pale do not share our values.