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# over the limit

phrase (adjective phrase used after «be»: over the limit)

«over the limit» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, official) having drunk too much alcohol to drive legally.
2. (literal) above any limit (speed, weight, money).

### In the lessons

Police, the law and news use it to say a driver was drunk by the legal measure; in everyday talk it means above any limit. Official and everyday register, all English-speaking countries.

### Examples

- The driver was found to be over the limit.
- Don't drive — you're over the limit.
- Your bag is over the limit for hand luggage.
- You've spent over the limit on your card.
- He was banned from driving for being over the limit.
- The bridge has a weight limit; that lorry is over the limit.

### Note

Drink-driving sense: alcohol in blood above the legal level, which differs between countries. In maths: over the limit = more than the allowed number. Plain words: too drunk to drive.