go too far

idiom

: to do something that is not allowed
This time you've gone too far!

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All the while, Black Ops 6’s story stays relatively linear and doesn’t go too far off-topic, or serve to confuse you with twist after twist. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 How much policing was there of the mythology by Hasbro to not go too far afield of the mythology that’s already known? Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024 As for shape, don’t go too far past the finger and keep it slightly rounded. Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024 The lower courts, meanwhile, have become incubators for far-right policy ideas that often go too far even for a majority of the members of the current Supreme Court. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go too far 

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“Go too far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20too%20far. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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