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to overshoot the mark
01
a supraestima, a exagera
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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idiom
Exemple
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Am supraestimat și am comandat de două ori mai multă mâncare decât aveam nevoie.
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to go further past the place where one intended to be
idiom
informal
Exemple
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
