to overshoot the mark
01
과하게 잡다, 도를 넘다
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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관용구
예시들
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
우리는 너무 과하게 잡아서 필요한 양의 두 배나 되는 음식을 주문했다.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
관용구
비격식
예시들
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
