What do people mean when they say "The sky is the limit"? / myLot

the sky is the limit - Fly with the eagles.

Canada

January 21, 2007 7:56am CST

I imagine that phrase was coined long before we gained the power of flight but I have always been curious to know who started this and exactly what they meant. Do you know the answer?

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blueskies

@blueskies (1186)

• United States

23 Feb 07

I've always thought that it referred to the sky as being limitless--so the saying means that no request is too great. Here's a cool website that tells you the meanings and possibly origins of many common idioms. Enjoy :) http://www.goenglish.com/IdiomsIndex.asp

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@WebMann (4731)

• Canada

24 Feb 07

thanks Blueskies I will take a look and bookmark that site.

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the sky is no longer the limit