push the boundaries
PUSH the BOWN-duh-reez
pʊʃ ðə ˈbaʊndəriːzListen
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extend the limits of what is known, possible, or conventionally accepted; advance beyond established frontiers in science, art, technology, or social norms; to push the boundaries is to refuse to accept current limits as permanent and to direct effort and imagination toward what lies beyond the known; in scientific contexts it describes fundamental research that redefines what questions can be asked, and in social contexts it describes activism or innovation that challenges prevailing assumptions about what is permissible or achievable
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