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to overshoot the mark
01
errar para mais, passar do ponto
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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expressão idiomática
Exemplos
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Erramos para mais e pedimos o dobro da comida de que precisávamos.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
