Шукати
to overshoot the mark
01
перестаратися з оцінкою, перегнути палицю
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
Ми перестаралися з оцінкою й замовили вдвічі більше їжі, ніж потрібно.
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
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неформальне
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The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
