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go too far

idiom

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

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Did the man go too far, or was his anger justified? Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Just don’t go too far with what that might mean for this immediate Panthers stretch. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026 Large prescribed burns and other vegetation-removal projects require environmental review, a process that is often targeted with lawsuits, including by green groups concerned that the efforts go too far in removing trees. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025 It's been used to charge massuses who go too far, people who grab strangers and people who have crossed the line with family members and minors. Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025 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 20 Jan. 2026.

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