sky\ is\ the\ limit

sky\ is\ the\ limit
there is no upper limit to something.

"Buy me the fastest racehorse in Hong Kong," Mr. Lee instructed his broker. "Spend whatever is necessary; the sky is the limit."


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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