(to) change out of (all) recognition
- (to) change out of (all) recognition
to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom
to change so much that you can hardly recognize it
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The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here.
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Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.
Useful english dictionary.
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(to) change beyond of (all) recognition — to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom to change so much that you can hardly recognize it • The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. • Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.… … Useful english dictionary
(to) alter out of (all) recognition — to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom to change so much that you can hardly recognize it • The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. • Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.… … Useful english dictionary
(to) alter beyond of (all) recognition — to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom to change so much that you can hardly recognize it • The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. • Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.… … Useful english dictionary
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