beyond (all) expectations
idiom
: more than people thought would be the case
The restaurant has succeeded beyond (all) expectations.
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With the Bruins unexpectedly occupying the uppermost tier of the NHL standings all season after after undergoing some generational turnover in the offseason, there were several good candidates for NESN’s 7th Player Award for the player that goes above and beyond expectations.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Aided by the Sunni Awakening, a U.S.-backed tribal revolt against al Qaeda in Anbar Province, the surge succeeded beyond all expectations.
—Peter R. Mansoor, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2023
The free agent market this offseason has inflated beyond all expectations, and expectations were that the going rate on the trade market would be the same way.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Thanksgiving box office feast of 2024 was nothing short of sizzling, proving that the marketplace can expand beyond expectations when the chefs of Hollywood deliver dishes that appeal to varied appetites.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Aided by the Sunni Awakening, a U.S.-backed tribal revolt against al Qaeda in Anbar Province, the surge succeeded beyond all expectations.
—Peter R. Mansoor, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2023
The free agent market this offseason has inflated beyond all expectations, and expectations were that the going rate on the trade market would be the same way.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Thanksgiving box office feast of 2024 was nothing short of sizzling, proving that the marketplace can expand beyond expectations when the chefs of Hollywood deliver dishes that appeal to varied appetites.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Beyond (all) expectations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20%28all%29%20expectations. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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