overstep

1. (transitive)To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

   That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.

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   переступа́тьperestupátʹ

   переступа́тиperestupáty, переступи́тиperestupýty

   pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

2. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.

3. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:overstep.

1. Tom has overstepped his authority again.

   ruТом снова превысил свои полномочия. — odexed

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2. I'm sorry if I overstepped my authority.

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3. I don't think Tom has overstepped his authority.

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4. I'm pretty sure that Tom has overstepped his authority.

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5. I don't think that Tom has overstepped his authority.

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