tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205012447444665955.post4985356497779282461..comments2024-02-15T10:22:10.048+01:00Comments on The English Spot: Idioms & Slang: to push the envelopeJoseph BOËN, formateur d'anglais et coordonateur pour les formations en anglais au Greta Nord Alsace, HAGUENAU Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882581005355314683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205012447444665955.post-39274874721081182692017-12-14T15:48:38.383+01:002017-12-14T15:48:38.383+01:00Definition of push the envelope: to go beyond the ...Definition of push the envelope: to go beyond the usual or normal limits by doing something new, dangerous, and so on.<br /><br />Example:<br />A director who has pushed the envelope in his recent films a new airplane design that pushes the envelope.<br /><br />This <a href="http://www.theidioms.com/list/" rel="nofollow">idiom</a> came into general use following the publication Tom Wolfe's Freyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357440558529151872noreply@blogger.com