overstep the mark/line

idiom

: to go beyond what is proper or allowed by something
She warned us not to overstep the mark/line.

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“Overstep the mark/line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep%20the%20mark%2Fline. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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