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21overstep — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ste̱p[/t]] oversteps, overstepping, overstepped VERB If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable. [V n] The Commission is sensitive to …
22overstep the mark — If you overstep the mark, you go too far and upset someone by saying something or behaving in a way that is unacceptable. Jenny is angry with her son. He overstepped the mark when he called his grandfather an old fool …
23overstep — verb (oversteps, overstepping, overstepped) go beyond or exceed (a limit or standard). Phrases overstep (or overshoot) the mark go beyond what is acceptable …
24overstep — o•ver•step [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈstɛp[/t]] v. t. stepped, step•ping to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one s authority[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000 …
25overstep — transitive verb Date: before 12th century exceed, transgress …
26overstep — verb /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/ To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions. That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste …
27overstep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. transgress, trespass, cross, encroach, exceed; intrude, infringe. See overrunning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exceed, violate, encroach, trespass; see exceed , meddle 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
28overstep — v. exceed; take something beyond the limit; cross a boundary …
29overstep one's authority — go beyond one s power, exceed one s jurisdiction …
30overstep the mark — to upset someone by doing or saying more than you should. You overstepped the mark when you shouted at your mother …
