push the envelope
idiom
: to go beyond the usual or normal limits by doing something new, dangerous, etc.
a director who has pushed the envelope in his recent films
a new airplane design that pushes the envelope
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Is anything diminished here, as the Stones push the envelope (as a man of a similar age and status, Paul McCartney, is also doing) beyond what was imagined possible?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2024
Almost all of them push the envelope; just take a look at Pat McGrath’s viral glass skin effect on models at the recent Maison Margiela show.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2024
Beyond opening another luxury hotel, what the Frenchman wants to do here is push the envelope in terms of environmental and social sustainability.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 15 June 2024
As both the United States and Taiwan head into presidential elections in 2024, party politics could prompt more efforts to push the envelope on Taiwan’s political status and de jure independence.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2022
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Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2024
Almost all of them push the envelope; just take a look at Pat McGrath’s viral glass skin effect on models at the recent Maison Margiela show.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2024
Beyond opening another luxury hotel, what the Frenchman wants to do here is push the envelope in terms of environmental and social sustainability.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 15 June 2024
As both the United States and Taiwan head into presidential elections in 2024, party politics could prompt more efforts to push the envelope on Taiwan’s political status and de jure independence.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2022
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