over the top
Egregiously; beyond compareEgregiously; beyond compare.
» You're over-the-top in everything you do.
Что бы ты ни делал, ты это делаешь чересчур. — FeuDRenais
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3 sensesEgregiously; beyond compare.
übertrieben, zuviel des Guten, des Guten zu viel
(World War I, not comparable)Over the parapet of a trench, especially at the start of a futile attack.
The men were sent over the top to their certain death.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, top.
Examples
18 sentencesYou're over-the-top in everything you do.
ruЧто бы ты ни делал, ты это делаешь чересчур. — FeuDRenais
The dialogue in this book is very over-the-top.
His ideas are often over the top, but they're always original.
deSeine Ideen sind oft überspannt, aber immer originell. — PeterR
That's quite over the top.
I went over the top.
ruЯ перегнул палку. — Karok
deIch habe es zu weit getrieben. — brauchinet
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The adjectival form first appears c. 1935. See cite below. The adverbial form (in referencThe adjectival form first appears c. 1935. See cite below. The adverbial form (in reference to World War I) first appears c. 1915.
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Forms
more over the top, most over the top| Comparative | more over the top Lesson |
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| Superlative | most over the top |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form