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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About 9% were speeding, and only a few were significantly over the limit.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Miller, 22, was arrested on suspicion of committing vehicular assault, speeding 40 mph or more over the limit, reckless driving, child abuse, reckless endangerment and other charges.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Drivers who go 16 to 20 mph over the limit will have to pay $115.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
According to the hospital's attorneys, Maya had allegedly received 55 doses of ketamine over a 9-month period, at doses far over the limit approved by the FDA, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Miller, 22, was arrested on suspicion of committing vehicular assault, speeding 40 mph or more over the limit, reckless driving, child abuse, reckless endangerment and other charges.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Drivers who go 16 to 20 mph over the limit will have to pay $115.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
According to the hospital's attorneys, Maya had allegedly received 55 doses of ketamine over a 9-month period, at doses far over the limit approved by the FDA, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Over the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20limit. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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