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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If each child received half the FRA of $850, the children’s monthly total is $4,600, or $2,050 over the limit.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Across many states, speeding 20 mph over the limit is punishable by a fine of several hundred dollars and points on your driver’s license.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
But the speed can go slightly over the limit to accelerate up a hill or merge onto a highway, for example.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
And almost all was over the limit subject to FICA anyway.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Across many states, speeding 20 mph over the limit is punishable by a fine of several hundred dollars and points on your driver’s license.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
But the speed can go slightly over the limit to accelerate up a hill or merge onto a highway, for example.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
And almost all was over the limit subject to FICA anyway.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Over the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20limit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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