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Phrase(s): limit someone to something
1. to restrict someone to a certain amount or number of something. • I will have to limit you to two helpings of mashed potatoes. • I limit myself to cola drinks only. 2. to restrict someone to a certain area. • Please try to limit your children to your own yard. • They limited themselves to the north side of town., Phrase(s): limit something to something
to restrict something to a limited set, a certain amount, or a specific number of something. • Please limit your comments to five minutes. • Can you limit your remarks to the subject at hand?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs