English Explanatory Dictionary

go overboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fall out of a vessel.
  2. To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.

Pronunciation

en-au-go overboard.ogg

Word forms

go overboard goes overboard going overboard went overboard gone overboard

Synonyms

get carried away gild the lily overegg over-egg the pudding overdo take (something) too far
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