go overboard

Meaning: To exceed reasonable limits; to do something to an excessive, unrestrained, or reckless degree.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: The Absurd

Origin: From the literal image of falling out of a boat and into the sea—a dramatic, irreversible loss of moderation.

More idioms — The Absurd

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