to overshoot the mark
01
見積もりを誤る, やりすぎる
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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慣用句
例
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
必要な量の倍の食べ物を注文して、見積もりを誤ってしまった。
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
慣用句
くだけた
例
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
