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go too far collapse

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

know no bounds collapse

hear a different drummer collapse

encroach collapse: advance beyond the usual limit

overstep collapse

infringe collapse

irrupt collapse

invade collapse: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"; penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"; occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

usurp collapse: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

intrude collapse: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"; enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"; search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

limits collapse

go overboard collapse

overexercise collapse

overindulge collapse

drop out collapse: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"; leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

overspend collapse: spend at a high rate; spend more than available of (a budget)

coordinates collapse

trespass collapse: entry to another's property without right or permission; a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages; break the law; make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"; enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"

overexert collapse: exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

overemphasize collapse: place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

break loose collapse

fly the coop collapse

go to extremes collapse

happy hour collapse: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price

perimeter collapse: a line enclosing a plane areas

overplay collapse

break off collapse

take five collapse: take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

bust in collapse

overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

overact collapse: exaggerate one's acting

leak out collapse

overreact collapse: show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

debouch collapse: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"; march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"

confines collapse: a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

break away collapse

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