Смысл: delimit

delimit[͵di:ʹlımıt]
v
<Í> 1) определять границы; размежёвывать
2) спец. ограничивать, устанавливать предельные значения (параметров)

limit Идиома

push me (to the limit)

put pressure on me, bug me too much Don't push me. One more insult and I'll punch you.

within limits

Idiom(s): within limits AND within bounds

Theme: LIMITATION

up to a certain point; with certain restrictions.
• You're free to do what you want—within limits, of course.
• You must try to keep behavior at the party within bounds.

The sky's the limit

Idiom(s): The sky's the limit

Theme: LIMITATION

There is no limit to the success that can be achieved or the money that can be gained or spent.
• If you take a job with us, you'll find the promotion prospects very good. The sky's the limit, in fact.
• The insurance salesmen were told that the sky was the limit when it came to potential earnings.

off limits

Idiom(s): off limits AND out of bounds

Theme: TABOO

forbidden.
• This area is off limits. You can't go in there.
• Don't go there. It's out of bounds.
• That kind of behavior is off limits. Stop it!

go the limit

Idiom(s): go the limit

Theme: COMPLETION

to do as much as possible.
• What do I want on my hamburger? Go the limit!
• Don't hold anything back. Go the limit.

Sky is the limit

When people say that the sky is the limit, they think that there are no limits to the possibilities something could have.

sky is the limit|is the limit|limit|sky

There is no upper limit to something. "Buy me the fastest racehorse in Hong Kong," Mr. Lee instructed his broker. "Spend whatever is necessary; the sky is the limit."

limit

limit
see go whole hog; sky's the limit, the; the limit.

sky's the limit, the

sky's the limit, the
There is no limit (to ambition, aspirations, expense, or the like). For example, Order anything you like on the menu—the sky's the limit tonight, or He's so brilliant he can do anything—the sky's the limit. This metaphoric idiom was first recorded in 1920.

the limit

the limit
The most extreme; someone or something that irritates, delights, or surprises to the ultimate degree. For example, Hiring and firing someone the same day—that's the limit in employee relations! or That excuse of yours for missing the wedding, that's the limit, or He's done wonders before but this last one is the limit. This idiom uses limit as “the last possible point or boundary.” [Colloquial; c. 1900]