go overboard
phrase
informal
: to do something in a way that is excessive or extreme : to do too much of something
She went overboard with the decorations.
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“Go overboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20overboard. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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