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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The kind of focus and skill required to push a car with this capability to the limit may prompt most owners to at least trust the ECU a little, maybe in VTC mode 1 or 2, so that such exuberances never outweigh a consideration for safety.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Like the Bull, Detective Williams gets riled up and sees red when pushed to the limit.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
As the Superchargers players went about net practice ahead of their final home match of this year’s edition of The Hundred, The Athletic’s James Wallace and Jacob Tanswell had their fielding skills tested to the limit — and beyond — by Hopkinson on the outfield at Headingley.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
In the final episode, Sylvia experiences an emotional crisis as someone close to her suffers a violent death, and Adam returns, injured and in danger, to ask for Sylvia’s help, and test her loyalties to the limit.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Like the Bull, Detective Williams gets riled up and sees red when pushed to the limit.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
As the Superchargers players went about net practice ahead of their final home match of this year’s edition of The Hundred, The Athletic’s James Wallace and Jacob Tanswell had their fielding skills tested to the limit — and beyond — by Hopkinson on the outfield at Headingley.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
In the final episode, Sylvia experiences an emotional crisis as someone close to her suffers a violent death, and Adam returns, injured and in danger, to ask for Sylvia’s help, and test her loyalties to the limit.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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