Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

(have been) to the edge and back

English answer:

(have) survived extreme conditions

Added to glossary by Peter Simon
Apr 13, 2015 10:10
9 yrs ago
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English term

to the edge and back

Non-PRO English Marketing Automotive / Cars & Trucks
It's a marketing text for a motorcycle manufacturer

xxx have been to the edge and back, winning the Dakar Rally for 14 years straight.
Only one team has this unquenchable sense of adventure - delivering the commitment and teamwork to truly live the xxx motto!

Can you please help me to better understand the meaning of "have been to the edge and back"?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Maurizia
Change log

Apr 15, 2015 07:37: Peter Simon Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): P.L.F. Persio

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survived extreme conditions

They have been tested in utterly extreme conditions in the history of the Rally, won and come back to do it again, that is, they have survived the extreme conditions with flying colours.
Peer comment(s):

agree Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
Thank you!
agree bestofbest
17 hrs
Thank you!
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15 mins

nobody could do better

In any space, if you travel to the edge and then back again, you have made the longest possible journey. Nobody can go any further. In this context, it means that nobody can do better, they have done everything that can be done.
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