go overboard
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“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
"Let's not go overboard and say do a Collision Course, that's not going to happen at this point."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Investors can hang loose for now, but probably shouldn’t go overboard.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Presentation does matter to a degree, but there’s no need to go overboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
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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