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to push the envelope

  1. пытаться выйти за границы возможного

  2. тех. эксплуатировать с превышением допустимых величин

Examples from texts

“Larry, God rest his soul, pushed the envelope.
– Ларри, упокой Господи его душу, перегнул палку.
Berry, Steve / The Alexandria LinkБерри, Стив / Александрийское звено
Александрийское звено
Берри, Стив
© 2007 by Steve Berry
© А. Новиков, перевод с английского, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
The Alexandria Link
Berry, Steve
© 2007 by Steve Berry

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пытаться выйти за границы возможногоExamples

new computers that push the envelope — новые компьютеры, расширяющие границы возможного

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  1. 1.

    выйти за рамки дозволенного

    translation added by Эдуард Русецкий
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