the sky's the limit

idiom

—used to say that there are no limits and that anything is possible
You can achieve anything if you really want to. The sky's the limit.

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“The sky's the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20sky%27s%20the%20limit. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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