go overboard
idiom
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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Apple doesn't go overboard with AI features this go-around, likely because the company has been under fire for overpromising and underdelivering on Apple Intelligence.
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Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Remain on deck of the Good Ship Buffalo, but do not go overboard.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The stack collapses indicate that cargo that did not go overboard may have also been damaged.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Match their energy level If someone’s profile hints that they’re reserved, don’t go overboard with exclamation points and an exuberant first message.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
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Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Remain on deck of the Good Ship Buffalo, but do not go overboard.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The stack collapses indicate that cargo that did not go overboard may have also been damaged.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Match their energy level If someone’s profile hints that they’re reserved, don’t go overboard with exclamation points and an exuberant first message.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go overboard
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“Go overboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20overboard. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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