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 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.

   • 2015 May 12, Rachel Platten, Jon Levine, Scott Jacoby, “Congratulations”, in Fight Song‎^[1], performed by Rachel Platten:

     I take it all, I let it slide
     But hey, you went too far this time

Translations

exceed an unstated limit — see also 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 (es), pasar de castaño oscuro