go too far
To exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviourTo exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviour.
» Tom went too far.
Tom ist zu weit gegangen. — wolfgangth
Том зашёл слишком далеко. — marafon
Том зайшов занадто далеко. — deniko
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Examples
65 sentencesTom went too far.
Том зайшов занадто далеко. — deniko
ruТом зашёл слишком далеко. — marafon
deTom ist zu weit gegangen. — wolfgangth
You are going too far.
Ти заходиш занадто далеко. — ChickenKiev
ruВы заходите слишком далеко. — joulin
You're going too far.
Ти заходиш занадто далеко. — ChickenKiev
ruТы перегибаешь палку. — Biga
deDu übertreibst! — arnxy20
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviour.
I don't mind if you make soup too, but asking for the family recipe is going too far.
zu weit gehen, es zu weit treiben
зайти́ далеко́zajtí dalekó, зайти́ сли́шком далеко́zajtí slíškom dalekó
Forms
goes too far, going too far, went too far, gone too farirregular · Lesson
| Base form | go too far · to go too far |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes too far |
| Present participle | going too far |
| Past simple | went too far |
| Past participle | gone too far |
Tenses
go too far · went too far · will go too far · have gone too farPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.