Advertisement

Advertisement

sky's the limit, the



Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Advertisement

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement