overdo

[O`ver*do·]

Do something to an excessive degree

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To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.

Verb
do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"


v. t.
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.

v. t.
To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.

v. t.
To surpass; to excel.

v. t.
To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.

v. i.
To labor too hard; to do too much.


Overdo

O`ver*do" , v. t. [imp. Overdid ; p. p. Overdone ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overdoing.] 1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.
2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength. 3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] Tennyson. 4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.

Overdo

O`ver*do", v. i. To labor too hard; to do too much.

To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.

To labor too hard; to do too much.

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Usage Examples

A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it.

I eat a little bit of everything and not a lot of anything. Everything in moderation. I know that's really hard for people to understand, but I grew up in an Italian family where we didn't overdo anything. We ate pasta, yes, but not a lot of it.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

The problem with me is, anything that's easy I will just overdo it. Especially with clothes. But I'm 14 - my mom is super-strict about that.

Imagine the peace symbol. The peace symbol has three pieces in it. One piece is emotion, that's your body. Another piece has spirit in it, that's your fuel. Another piece has intellect in it and that's your steering wheel. You can never overdo the fuel that goes into the body, which is the emotions and the steering wheel to drive it.

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