go too far

phrase

: to do something that is not allowed
This time you've gone too far!

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Now the federal government is suggesting that perhaps combination vaccines were a mistake, perhaps the schedule is unsafe, perhaps vaccines should be separated, and perhaps long-standing school vaccination requirements have gone too far. Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026 The judge in the case said Minnesota’s total ban went too far but that US law may allow states to ban prediction-market wagers that don’t meet the legal definition of swaps. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 Did the party go too far left and alienate working class voters? David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In the post-Watergate, post-Vietnam era, this thinking went, Congress had gone too far in constraining the executive branch with presumptuous reforms that aimed to secure greater accountability and transparency from the White House. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go too far

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“Go too far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20too%20far. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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