“Go overboard”in other languages
Overdo something.
English
Portuguese
Ukrainian
Same idea, different pictures
English goes over the side of the boat. Ukrainian puts too much honey in the кутя, the sweet wheat dish of Christmas Eve: something good, ruined by excess.
Brazilian Portuguese sticks its foot in the jackfruit, enfiar o pé na jaca, said mostly of eating and drinking too much. It probably began as jacá, a wicker basket a drunk rider kicked through.
More sayings in other languages
- Go pear-shaped
- Go to rack and ruin
- Go under the knife
- Good riddance
- Grab a bite
- Grasp all, lose all
- The grass is always greener on the other side
- Grease someone's palm
- Hammer and tongs