above suspicion
*above suspicion
[for one] to be honest enough that no one would suspect one; in a position where one could not be suspected. (This is a translation of words attributed to Julius Caesar, who divorced his wife, Pompeia, on the grounds of her possible involvement in a public scandal; Caesar stated, "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.") (*Typically: be ~; keep oneself ~; remain ~.)
The general is a fine old man, completely above suspicion.
热门单词
- according to so or sth
- address oneself to sth
- adjust (oneself) to so or sth
- ahead of sth
- a hell of a so or sth
- ain't particular
- a (little) short on one end
- all agog
- all hours (of the day and night)
- (a)long about a certain time
- a lot of promise
- a low profile
- a lump in one's throat
- a marriage made in heaven
- a middle ground
- ancient history
- and then some
- animal
- ants in one's pants
- an uphill battle
- approach