I pushed the envelope as far as it needed to be pushed, and now it's on the floor, and people seem to want it to stay there.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.
Pushing the envelope' sort of implies that you're inside the envelope with everyone else, and you're trying to find the edges on the outsides.
I like people who push the envelope.
The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.
Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn't really push the envelope at home.
After 'Urinetown,' 'Avenue Q' and now 'Mormon,' is there an envelope remaining to be pushed?
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
I'm a big believer in pushing things too far and forcing people to pull you back.
It's rare that I'm able to get to my desk in the morning without stopping halfway there, turning around, and going in the opposite direction because of a pressing need to straighten all the pictures on the walls, floss my teeth a second time, and make certain that there really are 100 postage stamps in the roll of stamps I bought yesterday.
While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope.