overdo
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overdo
- /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ UK
- /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ US
Sounds like overdue (US, some dialects) · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + do.
verb overdoes · overdoing · overdid · overdone
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To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight.
Similar: exaggerate, big up, cut it fat, hyperbolize, overcharge, overdo, overemphasize, overstate, play up, stretch, three-sheet · Opposite: underdo, downplay
- To cook for too long. to overdo the meat
- To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something). to overdo one’s strength
- To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent. In a delicate Garden, where Art hath shewed it’s vtmost, yee shall meet with Roses, Gillyflowers, and Fountaines of Alabaster and Iasper; but thou wilt not so much admire this, as if thou shouldst light on these dainties in a Desert, or in some craggie Mountain, where the hand of nature shall ouerdo
Translations
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verb to do too much of something
| Español | pasarse con, írsele la mano, exigirse demasiado en, excederse con, desmesurarse con, sobrehacer |
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| 日本語 | やり過ぎる yarisugiru |
| 中文 | 做得過分 /做得过分 zuò de guòfèn |
| Português | exagerar |
| Français | en faire trop |
| Deutsch | übertreiben |
| Italiano | esagerare |
| Ελληνικά | παρακάνω parakáno, παραξηλώνω paraxilóno |
| Русский | перестараться perestaratʹsja, переусердствовать pereuserdstvovatʹ, переборщить pereborščitʹ |
verb to cook too much — see also overcook
| Français | trop cuire |
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| Deutsch | zu lange kochen |
| Italiano | cuocere troppo |
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