Meaning of parts unknown | Babel Free

Definitions

An unspecified or unknown place.

uncountable

Examples

“Andy did break his bargain, lurked in the neighborhood a few days, and then, being pursued by the sheriff, absconded to parts unknown.”

“What with his ex-partner having embezzled most of his detective agency right out from under him and hightailed it to parts unknown, and with Sam not having two dollars to his name at the moment, things were grim.”

“Eventually, trouble arrives in the form of a band of murderous white lions led by Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), the self-declared king of all liondom, and Mufasa and Taka set off for parts unknown, hoping to reach Milele.”

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