to the limit
idiom
: to the greatest possible point : as much as possible
Our resources have been stretched to the limit.
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In the locker room after Game 7, Guerrero made sure to address every teammate who played hard and pushed the Dodgers — the favorite coming into the series — to the limit.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Heflin, an expert in older adult poverty, said low-income families are already budgeted to the limit.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Sharing the minutes around will hopefully reduce the strain on key players so they are only pushed to the limit in exceptional circumstances.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Recaro seats, specific for the GTD, also lacked a bit of support while pushing to the limit on track—at least for me, at six-foot-one and 170 pounds—but proved comfortable and well bolstered for the cornering loads available on public roads.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Heflin, an expert in older adult poverty, said low-income families are already budgeted to the limit.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Sharing the minutes around will hopefully reduce the strain on key players so they are only pushed to the limit in exceptional circumstances.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Recaro seats, specific for the GTD, also lacked a bit of support while pushing to the limit on track—at least for me, at six-foot-one and 170 pounds—but proved comfortable and well bolstered for the cornering loads available on public roads.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“To the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20limit. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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