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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According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Senate Bill 3 would cost $4.6 million to implement, and the CBI, like every other state department, is stretched to the limit as far as budgets go.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Gustafsson pushed Jones to the limit in a 2013 light heavyweight title fight at UFC 165 and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Think back to September: Northern Illinois – which finished 8-5, 4-4 in the MAC – beat that Fighting Irish team that just pushed the national champs to the limit on Monday.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The constant improvisation during his second term has now stretched the credibility of his leadership right to the limit.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Gustafsson pushed Jones to the limit in a 2013 light heavyweight title fight at UFC 165 and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Think back to September: Northern Illinois – which finished 8-5, 4-4 in the MAC – beat that Fighting Irish team that just pushed the national champs to the limit on Monday.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The constant improvisation during his second term has now stretched the credibility of his leadership right to the limit.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“To the limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20limit. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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