to overshoot the mark
01
估计过头, 做过头
to make a mistake, particularly in judging the amount of something
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习语
例子
We overshot the mark and ordered twice as much food as we needed.
我们估计过头，订了所需两倍的食物。
02
to go further past the place where one intended to be
习语
非正式
例子
The speaker's attempt to engage the audience backfired when they overshoot the mark and ended up offending some listeners.
