go overboard

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Show excessive enthusiasm, act in an excessive way. For example, It's easy to go overboard with a new stock offering, or She really went overboard, hiring the most expensive caterer. [Mid-1900s]

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go overboard

After my story ran, Davis emailed me and said he’d enjoyed the piece, which had a couple of lines about Davis’ tendency to go overboard hyping his projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

"I'm not one to go overboard, but it will be emotional. There will be tears," he added.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Investors can hang loose for now, but probably shouldn’t go overboard.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

“We go overboard because we haven’t learned how to temperate our appetite for memory.”

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2024

Somewhere along the way, I started to go overboard.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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