overdo
verb (used with object)
to do to excess; overindulge in.
have overdone
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present perfectof overdo.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For the first time in weeks, investors are thinking they might have overdone it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
If they raise rates too much, they could find that they have overdone it months or years from now, once the full effects of today’s moves take hold.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
They’re looking for the vaguest of background noise to draw their attention away from the gnawing sensation that they just might have overdone it on the food.
From The Verge ● Nov. 4, 2021
Discount his first year at Alabama because the only people who don’t discount coaches’ first seasons are those who have overdone the tipple at the tailgate, and that’s nine of 15.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2021
He seems to have overdone it with a couple of young recruits on the ploughed field at home and unknown to him the son of the local magistrate was watching.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
