There is a limit/ There's a limit to everything (יֵשׁ גְּבוּל)

There is a limit/ There's a limit to everything

Figuratively: there is a limitation. Or: there is a line that should not be crossed. There are things whose doing is considered excessive.

(Modern Hebrew, בעקבות the expression "crossed the line")

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יֵשׁ גְּבוּל

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: יֶשְׁנָהּ מִגְבָּלָה. אוֹ: יֶשְׁנוֹ קַו שֶׁאֵין לַחֲצוֹת אוֹתוֹ. יֶשְׁנָם דְּבָרִים שֶׁעֲשִׂיָּיתָם הִינָּהּ בְּגֶדֶר הַגְזָמָה.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַבִּטּוּי "עָבַר אֶת הַגְּבוּל")

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