- overshoot or overstep the mark
- idi to go beyond what is fitting or suitable
From formal English to slang. 2014.
overshoot or overstep the mark
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overstep (or overshoot) the mark — go beyond what is acceptable. → overstep … English new terms dictionary
mark — I. /mak / (say mahk) noun 1. a visible trace or impression upon anything, as a line, cut, dent, stain, bruise, etc. 2. a badge, brand, or other visible sign assumed or imposed. 3. a symbol used in writing or printing: a punctuation mark. 4. a… …
overstep — Synonyms and related words: abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make… … Moby Thesaurus
overshoot — Synonyms and related words: alight, come down, come in, crash land, descend, ditch, downwind, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, land, level off, light, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot the field, overshoot… … Moby Thesaurus
overstep — verb (oversteps, overstepping, overstepped) go beyond or exceed (a limit or standard). Phrases overstep (or overshoot) the mark go beyond what is acceptable … English new terms dictionary
exceed — v 1. transcend, surmount, surpass, go beyond, outdo, cap, top, go over the top; overshadow, minimize, reduce, eclipse, tower above, dominate; outrank, come first; run over, overflow, slop over; overshoot, go by the mark, overstep, overplay,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Transcursion — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion beyond. < N PARAG:Transcursion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 transcursion| transcursion| transiliency transgression Sgm: N 1 trespass trespass Sgm: N 1 encroachment encroachment infringement Sgm: N 1 extravagation|… … English dictionary for students
overreach — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, bamboozle, beat, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, build up, burlesque, cajole, caricature, carry too far, cheat on, chouse, circumvent, conjure, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, do,… … Moby Thesaurus
exaggerate — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, ballyhoo, be untruthful, beef up, belie, blow up, build up, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, carry too far, color, complicate, concentrate, condense, consolidate, deceive,… … Moby Thesaurus
overpass — Synonyms and related words: Bifrost, access, aisle, alley, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, artery, avenue, bascule bridge, bateau bridge, best, better, blink at, bridge, cantilever bridge, cap, carrefour, catwalk, channel, cloister, cloverleaf,… … Moby Thesaurus
