overdo oneself
11overdo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. overtask, overstrain, etc.; go too far, carry to extremes. See exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To do too much] Syn. magnify, pile up, pile on, amplify, overestimate, overreach, stretch, overvalue …
12overreach oneself — he waited for his opponents to overreach themselves Syn: try to do too much, overestimate one s ability, overdo it, overstretch oneself, wear/burn oneself out, bite off more than one can chew …
13overreach oneself — TRY TO DO TOO MUCH, overestimate one s ability, overdo it, overstretch oneself, wear/burn oneself out, bite off more than one can chew. → overreach …
14labor — n 1. work, employment, job, occupation, living, livelihood, means of support. 2. toil, travail, sweat of one s brow, moil, drudgery, grind, menial work; hard work or toil, hard labor, slavery; exertion, effort, strain, struggle, laboriousness,… …
15Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …
16overwork — verb 1) we should not overwork Syn: work too hard, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one s fingers to the bone, burn the candle at both ends, overtax oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself …
17plod — v 1. trudge, pace, tramp, walk heavily, lumber, Inf. galumph; drag oneself along, move laboriously, shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet; walk on or over, tread, step on, stamp, Inf. stomp, crush, trample. 2. drudge, work or work hard, toil, moil,… …
18toil — I n 1. labor, travail, sweat of one s brow, Inf. elbow grease; moil, drudgery, grind, menial work; hard work, hard labor, slavery; exertion, effort, strain, struggle, laboriousness, plodding, Inf. plugging, pegging; industry, industriousness,… …
19labor — 1. noun 1) manual labor Syn: work, hard work, toil, exertion, industry, drudgery, effort, menial work; informal slog, grind, sweat, scut work; literary travail, moil Ant: rest, leisu …
20put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …
