go overboard
idiom
informal
: to do something in a way that is excessive or extreme : to do too much of something
She went overboard with the decorations.
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Don’t go overboard, though – keep in mind the reason people dropped out of this study early.
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Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Technology executives often go overboard with experiments without considering the ROI.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Choose stripes in varying sizes and thicknesses, and don’t go overboard with them in your space (pun intended).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
Upgrade your dinner, offer a late-night snack, but don’t go overboard during cocktail hour.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Technology executives often go overboard with experiments without considering the ROI.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Choose stripes in varying sizes and thicknesses, and don’t go overboard with them in your space (pun intended).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
Upgrade your dinner, offer a late-night snack, but don’t go overboard during cocktail hour.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go overboard
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“Go overboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20overboard. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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