(to) overstep
11overstep bounds — overstep (your/its) bounds to do more than you are allowed to do or should do. Many believe that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing this new gun control law. Some of his colleagues may have overstepped the bounds of good taste …
12overstep — [ō΄vər step′] vt. overstepped, overstepping to go beyond the limits of; exceed …
13overstep the line — overstep the ˈmark/ˈline idiom to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable • She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized. Main entry: ↑overstepidiom …
14overstep — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈstep] / US [ˌoʊvərˈstep] verb [transitive] Word forms overstep : present tense I/you/we/they overstep he/she/it oversteps present participle overstepping past tense overstepped past participle overstepped to do something that is… …
15overstep — o|ver|step [ˌəuvəˈstep US ˌouvər ] v past tense and past participle overstepped present participle overstepping [T] 1.) overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries to do something that is not acceptable or allowed ▪ He has overstepped the bounds of… …
16overstep — o|ver|step [ ,ouvər step ] verb transitive to do something that is considered rude or is not allowed: overstep the bounds/rules/limits of something: The committee had overstepped the bounds of its authority. overstep the mark MAINLY BRITISH to do …
17overstep — verb overstepped, overstepping (T) 1 overstep the rules/limits etc to behave in a way that is not polite or not allowed by the rules 2 overstep the mark to do or say more than you should, and offend people or make them angry: I ve been very… …
18overstep — /oh veuhr step /, v.t., overstepped, overstepping. to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one s authority. [bef. 1000; ME oversteppen, OE ofersteppan. See OVER , STEP] * * * …
19overstep — verb Overstep is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑boundary, ↑limit …
20overstep — Synonyms and related words: abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make… …
