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to the edge and back

English translation: (have) survived extreme conditions

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English term or phrase:(have been) to the edge and back
Selected answer:(have) survived extreme conditions
Entered by: Peter Simon

10:10 Apr 13, 2015
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: to the edge and back
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
Maurizia Vucci
Italy
Local time: 02:53
survived extreme conditions
Explanation:
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.
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Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 02:53
Grading comment
Thank you!
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4 +2survived extreme conditions
Peter Simon
4nobody could do better
Terry Richards


  

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survived extreme conditions


Explanation:
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.

Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 02:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
Grading comment
Thank you!

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nobody could do better


Explanation:
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.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 02:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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