the limit
noun
informal + old-fashioned
: a very annoying or upsetting person or thing
He keeps forgetting his wife's birthday: he really is the limit!
He forgot his wife's birthday again. Isn't that the limit!
Examples of the limit in a Sentence
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Systems will also be required to inform the public if the levels of PFAS go above the limit due to filtration issues, or if PFAS are discovered for the first time.
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
But some legal and police experts questioned whether his actions amounted to criminal wrongdoing and said the legal theory of the case pressed beyond the limit of Florida’s child neglect law, which was designed to protect children from irresponsible caregivers, not police officers.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
That’s a break from current law, in which the sky — and the California Building Code — is the limit.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
This value was chosen on the grounds that no amount of lead in drinking water at all is considered safe, and because 1 ppb is the limit for detection in lead water tests.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
When the limit is exceeded, the broker issues a margin call.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Congress raised the limit from $100,000 to $250,000 as an emergency measure during the Great Recession in 2008 and made those changes permanent in 2010.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
But projections in state audits and budget documents show that the amount of credits expected to be redeemed in 2025 and beyond would again exceed the limit in the bill.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
The discontent has been a windfall for the city’s center-right opposition, which has jumped on the protests ahead of European Union elections in June, and on Monday called for a referendum on the limit.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
But some legal and police experts questioned whether his actions amounted to criminal wrongdoing and said the legal theory of the case pressed beyond the limit of Florida’s child neglect law, which was designed to protect children from irresponsible caregivers, not police officers.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
That’s a break from current law, in which the sky — and the California Building Code — is the limit.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
This value was chosen on the grounds that no amount of lead in drinking water at all is considered safe, and because 1 ppb is the limit for detection in lead water tests.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
When the limit is exceeded, the broker issues a margin call.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Congress raised the limit from $100,000 to $250,000 as an emergency measure during the Great Recession in 2008 and made those changes permanent in 2010.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
But projections in state audits and budget documents show that the amount of credits expected to be redeemed in 2025 and beyond would again exceed the limit in the bill.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
The discontent has been a windfall for the city’s center-right opposition, which has jumped on the protests ahead of European Union elections in June, and on Monday called for a referendum on the limit.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
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“The limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20limit. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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