to the limit
idiom
: to the greatest possible point : as much as possible
Our resources have been stretched to the limit.
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Though heavily outnumbered, the Spartans fight on and push this gargantuan army to the limit.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
There are conflicts that have been there and fall away when pushed to the limit when tested.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Each year the contestants are pushed to the limit of their baking capabilities, and each year audiences around the world watch in horror as contestants somehow forget to turn on their ovens.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
No economist on earth will support it, strategist says
Starbucks and Home Depot show consumers are pushed to the limit, strategist says
What's Next For...?
—Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
There are conflicts that have been there and fall away when pushed to the limit when tested.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Each year the contestants are pushed to the limit of their baking capabilities, and each year audiences around the world watch in horror as contestants somehow forget to turn on their ovens.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
No economist on earth will support it, strategist says
Starbucks and Home Depot show consumers are pushed to the limit, strategist says
What's Next For...?
—Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for to the limit
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“To the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20limit. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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