go too far

idiom

: to do something that is not allowed
This time you've gone too far!

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But of course, Cunningham couldn’t go too far without acknowledging more work lies ahead. Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Large prescribed burns and other vegetation-removal projects require environmental review, a process that is often targeted with lawsuits, including by green groups concerned that the efforts go too far in removing trees. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2025 Now that the disease has spread widely, Kennedy is changing his tune – frustrating supporters and detractors alike for seeming to at once go too far in favor of the MMR vaccine and not far enough. David Oliver, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 Finding the best and cheapest goods can go too far, Pinchuk added, and Americans already understood that reshoring was good. Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go too far

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“Go too far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20too%20far. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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