English Surgery

 

 

Patient: Finally I have passed my Geography test.

Doctor: This is great. I am so proud of you. I think you can do better than that and try to push the envelope.

Patient: What envelope do you want me to push?

Doctor: Push the envelope is an idiom used figuratively to mean going beyond the limit of what somebody has done. I trust that you have the ability to do more than just getting a pass in your Geography test. Keep it up!

 

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