go overboard
go overboard · goes overboard · went overboard · gone overboard · going overboard
випасти за борт, переборщити, перестаратися
перегибать палку
To fall out of a vesselTo fall out of a vessel.
» I didn't want to go overboard.
Meaning
2 sensesTo fall out of a vessel.
Attach the buoys so they don't go overboard.
ви́пасти за бортvýpasty za bort
(idiomatic, intransitive)To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.
You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings.
перегибать палкуperegibatʹ palku
переборщи́тиpereborščýty, перестара́тисяperestarátysja
Examples
19 sentencesI didn't want to go overboard.
Let's not go overboard.
I kind of went overboard.
Don't you think you're going overboard?
ruТебе не кажется, что ты перегибаешь палку?
He went overboard for his daughter's wedding.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
fall out of a vessel:
go too far:
Русский
By meaning 1
go too far:
Forms
goes overboard, going overboard, went overboard, gone overboard| Base form | go overboard · to go overboard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes overboard |
| Present participle | going overboard |
| Past simple | went overboard |
| Past participle | gone overboard |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsgild the lilyovereggover-egg the puddingoverdoget carried awaytake (something) too far
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle