push the limit in English

Forms: pushes the limit [present, singular, third-person], pushing the limit [participle, present], pushed the limit [participle, past], pushed the limit [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push the limit (third-person singular simple present pushes the limit, present participle pushing the limit, simple past and past participle pushed the limit)

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      "word": "push to the limit"
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      "word": "go the distance"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bite off more than one can chew"
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        "To do something that fully exerts one's physical capability."
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        "To break a record."
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"push the limit" meaning in English

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