go overboard

Example Sentences

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“There’s enough in the actual facts that you don’t have to gild the lily and go overboard. That’s when they might risk turning off the independent-minded viewers who don’t like Trump.”

From Seattle Times

“Because some people can go overboard.”

From Seattle Times

My tastes must lean more toward the Persian than the Greek, because I definitely prefer my baklava flavored with cardamom, and I probably go overboard with the citrus, adding juice to the syrup as well as zest, but the acid cuts the sweetness, and I like it.

From Seattle Times

This spot-on characterization illustrates how island residents go overboard for their paw-pals; some even have gone postal.

From Seattle Times

"It's sort of like solitary confinement. You only have short amount of time for breaks and the breaks that you're given are counted against you if you go overboard."

From Salon