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to overshoot the mark
01
esagerare nella stima, andare oltre il necessario
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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modo di dire
Esempi
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Abbiamo esagerato nella stima e ordinato il doppio del cibo necessario.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
modo di dire
informale
Esempi
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
