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limit 1, noun (oh) and D.D. Dogs (tourism)


limit 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?greatest/least allowed?
2 ?greatest amount possible?
3 ?place?
4 off limits
5 within limits
6 be over the limit
7 know your limits
8 have your limits
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: limite, from Latin limes 'edge, boundary']
?GREATEST/LEAST ALLOWED?
the greatest or least amount, number, speed etc that is allowed
limit to/on
::There's a limit on the time you have to take the test.
::My wife and I set a limit on how much we spend on clothes.
:: The cheque must not exceed the limit set by the banker's card.
::a 55 mph speed limit
:: The time limit for making claims is three months.
::There's no age limit for applicants.
:: an upper limit for pollution levels
::His blood alcohol level was 50% above the legal limit .
::The public would like strict spending limits on political campaigns.
?GREATEST AMOUNT POSSIBLE?
also limits
the greatest possible amount of something that can exist or be obtained
limit of
::the limits of human knowledge
::He'd reached the limit of his patience.
::Our finances are already stretched to the limit (=we do not have any extra money) .
:: There's no limit to what you can do if you try.
?PLACE?
also limits
the furthest point or edge of a place, often one that must not be passed
::He had not been outside the limits of the prison walls for 20 years.
::The public is not allowed within a 2-mile limit of the missile site.
::Los Angeles city limits
off limits
a) beyond the area where someone is allowed to go
::That area of beach was off limits to us 'city kids'.
b) beyond what you are allowed to do or have
::His private life is off limits to the press.
within limits
within the time, level, amount etc considered acceptable
::You can come and go when you want - within limits.
be over the limit
to have drunk more alcohol than is legal or safe for driving
know your limits
informal to know what you are good at doing and what you are not good at
::I know my limits. I'm not an administrator.
have your limits
spoken to have a set of ideas about what is reasonable to do, and to not accept behaviour that does not follow those ideas
::I have my limits. You will not use that kind of nasty language in class.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
set/impose a limit
exceed a limit (=go beyond a limit)
speed limit
time limit
age limit
upper limit (=the highest point something can reach)
lower limit (=the lowest point something can reach)
above/below the limit
strict limit
legal limit

D.D. Dogs (tourism)


D.D. Dogs is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois (USA). Address: 825 Noyes St., Evanston. Phone: (847) 864-1909.




Hours

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday





Students stop by in droves to grab a quick bite before or between classes at this popular greasy spoon that offers sandwiches, dogs and burgers. Cheesy beefs, hoagies and gyros dot the menu alongside double burgers, ham and Swiss sandwiches and side orders of cheese sticks, cheddar fries and jalapeno poppers. On the lighter side, if you dare, expect to find soup, salad and turkey burgers. Vegetarians, forget about ordering the same old fries and onion rings, as D.D. serves veggie burgers just for you. Breakfast, desserts, milkshakes and ice cream are among the sweeter offerings. Patrons may nosh Outdoors during the warm summer months and when it gets too chilly, the inside includes seating for at least a dozen or so.