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to overshoot the mark
01
přestřelit, přehnat to
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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idiom
Příklady
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Přestřelili jsme a objednali dvakrát víc jídla, než jsme potřebovali.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
idiom
neformální
Příklady
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
