to overshoot the mark
01
يبالغ في التقدير, يتجاوز الحد
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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تعبير اصطلاحي
أمثلة
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
بالغنا في التقدير وطلبنا ضعف كمية الطعام التي كنا نحتاجها.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
