Redewendung

nicht in Frage kommen

out of the question, not an option

Ein Umzug kommt für mich nicht in Frage.

Moving is out of the question for me.

Das kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage!

That is absolutely out of the question!

((sth.)) is out of the question sth. is not an option Ein Umzug kommt für mich nicht in Frage.

Synonyms: ausgeschlossen (excluded), unmöglich (impossible), undenkbar (unthinkable).

Literally 'not in question'. From 'nicht' (not) + 'in' (in) + 'Frage' (question). The implication is that something isn't even a valid topic for questioning.

Picture someone posing a 'Frage' (question) about a possibility you completely reject. Your immediate mental response is 'Nicht!' (Not!). It's non-negotiable.

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