to overshoot the mark
1overshoot the mark — If you make a mistake as a result of misjudging something (situation, distance, amount, etc.), you overshoot the mark. He overshot the mark by about 20% …
2overshoot the mark — phrasal 1. : to overstate a case : assert too much whose enthusiasm for things Greek may sometimes have overshot the mark Norman Douglas 2. : to fall into error : go astray the gossips overshot the mark O.S.J.Gogarty …
3overstep (or overshoot) the mark — go beyond what is acceptable. → overstep …
4mark — I n. sign. symbol 1) to make one s mark ( to make a cross in place of a signature ) 2) an accent, stress; diacritical; exclamation (BE; AE has exclamation point); punctuation; question; quotation mark 3) (mil.) a hash mark 4) a laundry mark… …
5mark — I. /mak / (say mahk) noun 1. a visible trace or impression upon anything, as a line, cut, dent, stain, bruise, etc. 2. a badge, brand, or other visible sign assumed or imposed. 3. a symbol used in writing or printing: a punctuation mark. 4. a… …
6overshoot — verb past tense and past participle overshot 1 to drive past the place where you intended to stop or turn: I didn t see the sign and overshot the turning. 2 overshoot the mark to make the mistake of going higher or further than the amount or… …
7overshoot — Synonyms and related words: alight, come down, come in, crash land, descend, ditch, downwind, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, land, level off, light, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot the field, overshoot… …
8overshoot — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. shot) 1 pass or send beyond (a target or limit). 2 (of an aircraft) fly beyond or taxi too far along (the runway) when landing or taking off. n. 1 the act of overshooting. 2 the amount of this. Phrases and… …
9overshoot — [c]/oʊvəˈʃut / (say ohvuh shooht) verb (overshot, overshooting) –verb (t) 1. to shoot or go beyond or above (a target, point, limit, etc.). 2. to shoot a missile over or beyond (what is aimed at), thus missing: to overshoot the mark. 3. (of an… …
10overshoot or overstep the mark — idi to go beyond what is fitting or suitable …
