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To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the equipment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go too far, overstep the mark
Antonyms: none provided
To finish a race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go all the way
Antonyms: fall at the last hurdle
To achieve completion of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go all the way
Antonyms: fall at the last hurdle
To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
zajít příliš daleko
— overstep a boundary
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Danish:
gå over grænsen
— overstep a boundary
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Danish:
gå over stregen
— overstep a boundary
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Finnish:
mennä liian pitkälle
— overstep a boundary
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French:
dépasser les bornes
— overstep a boundary
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German:
die Grenze überschreiten
— overstep a boundary
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German:
zu weit gehen
— overstep a boundary
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Hebrew:
חצה את הקו
(khatsá et hakáv)
— overstep a boundary
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Hebrew:
עבר את הגבול
(avár et hagvúl)
— overstep a boundary
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Hungarian:
túlmegy egy határon
— overstep a boundary
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Italian:
superare il limite
— overstep a boundary
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Māori:
ōatemāka
— overstep a boundary
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Polish:
zapominać się
— overstep a boundary
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Polish:
zapomnieć się
— overstep a boundary
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Portuguese:
passar dos limites
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
propasarse
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
pasarse de la raya
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
pasarse de raya
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
pasar de la raya
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
pasar de raya
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
pasarse de rosca
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
pasar de castaño oscuro
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
extralimitarse
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
salirse del tiesto
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
cruzar la línea
— overstep a boundary
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Spanish:
cruzarse de la línea
— overstep a boundary
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Swedish:
gå överstyr
— overstep a boundary
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Swedish:
gå för långt
— overstep a boundary
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Tamil:
எல்லை மீறு
(ellai mīṟu)
— overstep a boundary
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Ottoman Turkish:
آشمق
(aşmak)
— overstep a boundary