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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Odin is shown as a likable, casually kind person, but the script doesn’t go overboard in portraying him as perfect or manipulating us into an emotional attachment only to lose him half an hour later. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024 But this one doesn’t go overboard—the simple stripes of cushion ground the luxe material and create a solid anchor for a whole crew of pillows. —

Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 Sprinkle facts and figures to support your claims but don’t go overboard on details. —

Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Chalk it up to the quality of the whiskey and the wine barrels from Shafer, as well as a good sense of when to dump them so as not to let the flavor go overboard. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go overboard