go too far

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

go too far (third-person singular simple present goes too far, present participle going too far, simple past went too far, past participle gone too far)

1. (idiomatic) To exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour.

   Synonyms: cross the line, overstep the mark

   I don't mind if you make soup too, but asking for the family recipe is going too far.

Translations

exceed an unstated limit — See also translations at cross the line

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 過火／过火 (zh) (guòhuǒ)

• Czech: zajít příliš daleko
• Finnish: mennä liian pitkälle
• French: exagérer (fr), dépasser les bornes (fr), pousser le bouchon (fr)
• German: zu weit gehen (de), es zu weit treiben
• Hungarian: elveti a sulykot, túlzásba visz (hu), messzire megy, túlmegy egy határon, túllő a célon
• Polish: przeciągać strunę (pl) impf, przeciągnąć strunę pf
• Russian: зайти́ далеко́ (zajtí dalekó), зайти́ сли́шком далеко́ (zajtí slíškom dalekó)
• Spanish: pasarse (es), pasarse de la raya, pasar de castaño oscuro