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to overshoot the mark
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перестараться с оценкой, перегнуть палку
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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идиома
Примеры
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Мы перестарались с оценкой и заказали еды вдвое больше, чем нужно.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
идиома
неформальное
Примеры
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
