overstep
- to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
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Contemporary Examples of overstep
I'd enjoy seeing a trillion dollar coin minted purely for the deservedly righteous indignation such an overstep would create.
Why Not Mint a 100 Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin?January 4, 2013
Will they overstep and abuse their mandate, turning themselves into a perfect foil for a resurgent Barack Obama?
There, he sold a number of political caricatures that were careful not to overstep Nazi lines.
Historical Examples of overstep
His praise was as close to fulsome flattery as it could be and not overstep the mark.
Cap'n Dan's DaughterJoseph C. Lincoln
If we overstep the limit this country will get too hot for us.
Oh, You Tex!William Macleod Raine
And so, if I overstep the usual limits, who will comment on that?
The History of Sir Richard CalmadyLucas Malet
In this he must use judgment and not overstep their intelligence too far.
Great Pianists on Piano PlayingJames Francis Cooke
In all this they are perfectly right, if they do not overstep the limits of the sphere of nature.
The Critique of Pure ReasonImmanuel Kant
overstep
- (tr) to go beyond (a certain or proper limit)