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French
Pronunciation
Verb
pousser le bouchon
- (informal) to go too far, to cross the line
- Synonyms: dépasser les bornes, aller trop loin, pousser mémé dans les orties
Usage notes
- Often used with the adverb loin (“far”): pousser le bouchon un peu loin, pousser le bouchon trop loin.
- Does not correspond to push the envelope, which is often inaccurately given as a translation in translation dictionaries.
Conjugation