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to overshoot the mark
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das Ziel verfehlen, zu weit gehen
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Wir haben uns verschätzt und doppelt so viel Essen bestellt, wie wir brauchten.
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to go further past the place where one intended to be
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informell
Beispiele
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
