overdo
[verb]
Synonyms:
- exaggerate, belabour, gild the lily, go overboard (informal), overindulge, overreach, overstate
- overdo it: overwork, bite off more than one can chew, burn the candle at both ends (informal), overload, strain or overstrain oneself, wear oneself out

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Related Idioms: go overboard, go to extremes, run into the ground

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

o‧ver‧do /ˌəʊvəˈduː $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense overdid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle overdone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular overdoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: do, outdo, overdo, redo, undo; noun: deed ≠ misdeed, do, doing; adjective: done, overdone, undone]

1. to do something more than is suitable or natural:
Analysts believe that worries about the economy are overdone.
Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.

2. overdo it to work too hard or be too active so that you become tired:
You mustn’t overdo it – if you're tired, just sit down and start again.

3. to use too much of something:
I think I overdid the salt.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲