go too far
phrase
: to do something that is not allowed
This time you've gone too far!
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What made Project 2025 stand out among the many conservative policy proposals circulating before the 2024 election was its breadth and ambition on policies that even some Republicans thought went too far.
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Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Republicans said the expansions from the pandemic era went too far and tried to persuade Democrats to fund a temporary spending bill that didn't address the expiring ACA subsidies, with promises of discussing ways to continue the subsidies later.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
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Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Republicans said the expansions from the pandemic era went too far and tried to persuade Democrats to fund a temporary spending bill that didn't address the expiring ACA subsidies, with promises of discussing ways to continue the subsidies later.
—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
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“Go too far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20too%20far. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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