"the sky is the limit" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} the sky is the limit
  1. Nothing is impossible or out of reach. Derived forms: sky's-the-limit Related terms: out of the question, reach for the sky, shoot the moon Translations (nothing is out of reach): alles kan (Dutch), rien n’est impossible (French), a határ a csillagos ég (Hungarian), það eru engin takmörk (Icelandic), o céu é o limite (Portuguese), el cielo es el límite (Spanish), nada es imposible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-the_sky_is_the_limit-en-proverb-2e2U1Eqi Categories (other): English proverbs

Alternative forms

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