the limit

1. The most extreme; someone or something that irritates, delights, or surprises to the ultimate degree. For example, Hiring and firing someone the same day—that's the limit in employee relations! or That excuse of yours for missing the wedding, that's the limit, or He's done wonders before but this last one is the limit. This idiom uses limit as “the last possible point or boundary.” [Colloquial; c. 1900]

Example Sentences

“It’s well balanced, reflecting the limit they could spend and how much they can trigger in private investment.”

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Its cash balance was depleted during a Congressional standoff over the limit on the national debt.

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This message comes at a time when investors are already taking Tina to the limit.

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He launched seven new scripted series for Paramount+ within a span of three years, pushing production teams to the limit.

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“This is just pushing it probably beyond the limit for some folks. As much as they love the parks, and as much as they want this job, you’ve got to have folks out there questioning whether this is still worth it at the end of the day.”

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