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to overshoot the mark
01
pasarse de la raya, calcular de más
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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modismo
Ejemplos
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Nos pasamos con el cálculo y pedimos el doble de comida de la que necesitábamos.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
modismo
informal
Ejemplos
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
