over the limit
idiom
British
: having more alcohol in the blood than is legally allowed for someone who is driving
He was arrested for driving over the limit.
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Drivers who go 16 to 20 mph over the limit will have to pay $115.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
Drivers caught going 25 mph or more over the limit will get a court summons.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The base fine for a speeding ticket depends on how fast a driver was going over the limit, according to the 2025 Judicial Council of California’s Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
According to the hospital's attorneys, Maya had allegedly received 55 doses of ketamine over a 9-month period, at doses far over the limit approved by the FDA, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
Drivers caught going 25 mph or more over the limit will get a court summons.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The base fine for a speeding ticket depends on how fast a driver was going over the limit, according to the 2025 Judicial Council of California’s Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
According to the hospital's attorneys, Maya had allegedly received 55 doses of ketamine over a 9-month period, at doses far over the limit approved by the FDA, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Over the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20limit. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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