change beyond (all) recognition
change beyond (all) recognition
To change so much or so dramatically as to now be completely unfamiliar or unrecognizable. I wouldn't have recognized her if she hadn't introduced herself—she's really changed beyond all recognition since we were kids!
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change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition
change, etc. such a lot that people do not recognize you, it, etc: I went back to Birmingham after 20 years and it had changed beyond all recognition. ♢ She had changed beyond all recognition since I last saw her.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017