go too far

Idioms  

1. Exceed some limit, as in I wouldn't go too far with those remarks or they'll turn on you, or If Jane goes too far, she'll be sent to her room. [Second half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

“If you go too far down the tail, you can get contracts that don’t really trade, and customers can be frustrated.”

From Barron's

He feels the president’s comments go too far.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Where it’s freeing for me to be on these meds for Thanksgiving is that I know I can’t go too far,” says Jamie Steinberg, 51, a former restaurant manager in San Diego who has lost 40 pounds taking GLP-1 drugs including Zepbound.

From The Wall Street Journal

Xiaoxue Martin is clear – it's easy to go too far down the path of fearing what could happen as a result of doing so much business with a superpower like China.

From BBC

Then there are people who go too far.

From MarketWatch

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