within bounds



within bounds

Reasonable and allowable, up to a certain point, as in It's all right to play your stereo, but please keep the volume within bounds. Like its antonym, out of bounds, this term originally referred to the boundaries of a playing area of field.
See also: bound, within

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Augustino-goos-TEN (French)French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German
Yarognev-Medieval Slavic
Valentine['væləntain]
CallaKAL-əEnglish
Atem-Egyptian Mythology
Abrikosor[əbri'kɔsɔf]