carry too far

1. Also, carry to excess. Extend too much in a single direction, as in One can carry the concept of mercy too far; these young thugs should be punished, or Humor in a sermon can be carried to excess. [Early 1700s]

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Dubbed as the “guns-everywhere bill,” critics say the new law takes concealed carry too far in the places it now permits firearms.

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Perhaps, my friends, we carry too far this aversion to objects merely because they are black.

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Overcarry, ō-vėr-kar′i, v.t. to carry too far, to go beyond.—v.i. to go to excess.

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Overdo, ō-vėr-dōō′, v.t. to do overmuch: to carry too far: to harass, to fatigue: to cook too much: to excel.—n.

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Altitude and technology will not only stress goalkeepers, but it will make balls carry too far on crosses, causing some headers to be missed by two feet, said Marcus Hahnemann, a reserve keeper for the United States and a man not given to understatement.

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