などもってのほかだ (nado-motte-no-hoka-da): Be out of the question
～などもってのほかだ (nado-motte-no-hoka-da)
Meaning
Be out of the question
Formation and usage
N／V dictionary + などもってのほかだ
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
Strongly condemns something as beyond acceptable limits, not merely unnecessary.
Examples
うそをつくなどもってのほかだ。
To tell a lie is completely out of the question.
秘密を漏らすなどもってのほかだ。
To reveal the secret is completely out of the question.
約束を破るなどもってのほかだ。
To break a promise is completely out of the question.
仲間を裏切るなどもってのほかだ。
To betray one's teammates is completely out of the question.
責任を放棄するなどもってのほかだ。
To abandon one's responsibilities is completely out of the question.
How related patterns differ
たる invokes a role's qualities; たらんとする aspires to it. まじき and ともあろう者が condemn unworthy conduct. べからず prohibits, while てしかるべきだ states what is proper. These forms can be strong or old-fashioned, so register matters.