go overboard
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Just don’t go overboard with a too-extensive nighttime routine, says Dr. Feby Maria Puravath-Manikat, a sleep-medicine physician in the Bay Area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It’s considered a small study and I don’t want to go overboard, except to say that it’s encouraging.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
He was told to go overboard but was then called back to help the wounded and secure the ship, which was flooding.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
When it comes to supplements or over-the-counter peptides, don’t go overboard.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
It is not uncommon for doctors to be chronic overachievers; Beck wasn’t the first physician to go overboard with a new hobby.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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