Overstep
11overstep — verb Overstep is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑boundary, ↑limit …
12overstep — Synonyms and related words: abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make… …
13overstep — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ste̱p[/t]] oversteps, overstepping, overstepped VERB If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable. [V n] The Commission is sensitive to …
14overstep — verb (oversteps, overstepping, overstepped) go beyond or exceed (a limit or standard). Phrases overstep (or overshoot) the mark go beyond what is acceptable …
15overstep — o•ver•step [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈstɛp[/t]] v. t. stepped, step•ping to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one s authority[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000 …
16overstep the mark — phrase to do or say something that makes people angry because it breaks a rule or is not acceptable She overstepped the mark when she asked him about his mother. Thesaurus: to fail to obey a rule, law or commandsynonym obedience and… …
17overstep (or overshoot) the mark — go beyond what is acceptable. → overstep …
18overstep the mark — ► overstep the mark go beyond what is intended or acceptable. Main Entry: ↑overstep …
19overstep boundaries — index impinge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20overstep your bounds — overstep (your/its) bounds to do more than you are allowed to do or should do. Many believe that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing this new gun control law. Some of his colleagues may have overstepped the bounds of good taste …
