to overshoot the mark
01
ta i för mycket, gå för långt
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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idiom
Exempel
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Vi tog i för mycket och beställde dubbelt så mycket mat som vi behövde.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
idiom
informellt
Exempel
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
