Meaning

3 senses
  1. Egregiously; beyond compare.

    übertrieben, zuviel des Guten, des Guten zu viel

  2. (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.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, top.

Examples

18 sentences
  1. You're over-the-top in everything you do.

    ruЧто бы ты ни делал, ты это делаешь чересчур. — FeuDRenais

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  2. The dialogue in this book is very over-the-top.

  3. His ideas are often over the top, but they're always original.

    deSeine Ideen sind oft überspannt, aber immer originell. — PeterR

  4. That's quite over the top.

  5. I went over the top.

    ruЯ перегнул палку. — Karok

    deIch habe es zu weit getrieben. — brauchinet

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; exaggerated:

Origin

The adjectival form first appears c. 1935. See cite below. The adverbial form (in referenc

The 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
Comparativemore over the top Lesson
Superlativemost over the top

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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