the limit

Idioms  

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]

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the limit

The penalties for the Ferrari drivers are bigger than Russell's because it is the first time they have exceeded the limit of four engines per season, while Russell had already gone beyond that.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

In 2026, the limit is $184,500; anyone with earnings above that only pays taxes for Social Security up to that point.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Saeed said the entire structure, which had "substandard" roof slabs, was "overloaded" and beyond the limit of how much weight it could bear.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

A wildly popular tax-saving strategy is pushing borrowing for stock trading to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

This was the limit of her gift as she knew it from long experience.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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