PAIN BARRIER


Meaning of PAIN BARRIER in English

noun

[ usually sing. ] the moment at which sb doing hard physical activity feels the greatest pain, after which the pain becomes less :

He broke through the pain barrier at 25 kilometres and went on to win his first marathon.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.