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push the envelope — push (the edge of) the envelope to move beyond the limit of what has usually been done or was the accepted standard. TV shows are really pushing the envelope by showing so much sex and violence … New idioms dictionary
push the envelope — ► push the (edge of the) envelope informal approach or extend the limits of what is possible. [ORIGIN: originally aviation slang, relating to graphs of aerodynamic performance.] Main Entry: ↑envelope … English terms dictionary
push the edge of the envelope — push (the edge of) the envelope to move beyond the limit of what has usually been done or was the accepted standard. TV shows are really pushing the envelope by showing so much sex and violence … New idioms dictionary
push the (edge of the) envelope — informal approach or extend the limits of what is possible. [orig. aviation sl., relating to graphs of aerodynamic performance.] → envelope … English new terms dictionary
envelope — ► NOUN 1) a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document. 2) a covering or containing structure or layer. 3) the outer housing of a vacuum tube, electric light, etc. 4) the structure within a balloon or non… … English terms dictionary
envelope — [ ɛnvələʊp, ɒn ] noun 1》 a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document. 2》 a covering or containing structure or layer. 3》 Electronics a curve joining the successive peaks of a modulated wave. 4》 Mathematics a… … English new terms dictionary
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