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11:49 Dec 8, 2005 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Social Sciences - Military / Defense | |||||
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| Selected response from: Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 00:31 | ||||
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4 +5 | push the envelope |
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4 +2 | be agressive |
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2 | sticking its neck out |
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lean forward push the envelope Explanation: If you stand on a line and lean forward, part of your body is over the line. So I think this is saying that America should stretch the boundaries and go as far as possible in the given direction (interrogation of prisoners or whatever the subject is) without committing any flagrant breach. Another way of saying this is "pushing the envelope". |
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