"off the table" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-off the table.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} off the table
  1. (figurative) Beyond consideration. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-off_the_table-en-prep_phrase-Ohun5MaS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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