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

Reform UK has also pledged to scrap the limit if it wins power, although the Conservatives have getting rid of it is not "economically credible".

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Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the limit on contactless cards is increased or scrapped entirely, academics say.

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The limit was raised gradually, to £15 in 2010, to £20 in 2012, then to £30 in 2015, before the Covid pandemic prompted a jump to £45 in 2020, then to £100 in October 2021.

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"It would worry me more than be of benefit if they were to lose the limit of £100," she said.

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The absolutely best drivers have to use less of their total brain capacity to drive the car to the limit.

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