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not know when to stop

VERB

overdo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

STRONG

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

WEAK

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

STRONG

compress decrease lessen

WEAK

ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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You think that if we are victorious, I shall not know when to stop.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the author, like the cameras, does not know when to stop.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes Spielberg does not know when to stop.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only he did not know when to stop.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

I knew that if I once began I might go on, and not know when to stop.

From Dick Onslow Among the Redskins by Soper, George