go overboard
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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
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
“We go overboard because we haven’t learned how to temperate our appetite for memory.”
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2024
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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