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