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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Example Sentences

As a consequence, they will not always be on the limit of grip.

From BBC

Veteran Fernando Alonso, a two-time world champion who is regarded by his peers with the highest possible levels of respect, said the team's chef could drive his car around Turn 12, so far below the limit was he in the attempt to save electrical energy.

From BBC

In other words, it soothes the burning sensation that endurance athletes experience in their muscles when they are pushing themselves to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal

A 25% ownership threshold is the limit for foreign entities purchasing equity in a U.S. firm.

From MarketWatch

But he cannot run again next year after hitting the limit of two consecutive terms in office.

From Barron's

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