go too far

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]

Example Sentences

But as outlined in her bestselling book, “Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion,” empathy can go too far.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Then there are people who go too far.

Read more on MarketWatch

“You don’t have to go too far to get to a completely different economic system,” Michel says.

Read more on Barron's

“You don’t have to go too far to get to a completely different economic system,” Michel says.

Read more on Barron's

"I think, looking back on it all, the whole lockdowns, the intricacy of the rules, the complexity, particularly for children, I think we probably did go too far, and it was far too elaborate," Johnson said, when asked about the limited provisions for children to "play" during periods of lockdown.

Read more on Barron's

Related Words

• exaggerate 
• overestimate 
• overplay 
• overrate 
• overreach 
• overstate 
• overuse 
• overvalue