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go overboard

verb

Meaning

  1. To fall out of a vessel.
  2. To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

go by the board(English)overflow(English)fall aboard of(English)run over(English)keel over(English)fall down(English)poop(English)overcook(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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