beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
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Throw out athletic equipment that is damaged beyond repair and sell or donate the rest.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Other treatments put limbs in plaster casts to ensure immobility, and those patients did end up in wheelchairs or worse as their muscles atrophied beyond repair.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
Shields said the issues between her and Ali aren’t damaged beyond repair, but admits things were said and done that need to be hashed out.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This technique uses vector molecules that seek the virus and target it, combined with enzymes that disrupt the virus’ DNA beyond repair, only to then be recognized by the body’s own immune system for the final clean-up.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Md, Llb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Other treatments put limbs in plaster casts to ensure immobility, and those patients did end up in wheelchairs or worse as their muscles atrophied beyond repair.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
Shields said the issues between her and Ali aren’t damaged beyond repair, but admits things were said and done that need to be hashed out.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This technique uses vector molecules that seek the virus and target it, combined with enzymes that disrupt the virus’ DNA beyond repair, only to then be recognized by the body’s own immune system for the final clean-up.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Md, Llb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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