overdo
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overdo
to do to excess: overdo exercise; to take to extremes; to cook too long: overdo the steak
Not to be confused with:
overdue – past due; deserved but not yet to come: Your reward is far overdue.
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o·ver·do
(ō′vər-do͞o′)v. o·ver·did (-dĭd′), o·ver·done (-dŭn′), o·ver·do·ing, o·ver·does (-dŭz′)
v.tr.
1.
a. To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far: overdid the diet and became malnourished.
b. To exaggerate: overdid the compliments.
2. To wear out the strength of; overtax.
3. To cook (food) too long.
v.intr.
To do too much; go to extremes: We always overdo at Christmas.
o′ver·do′er n.
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overdo
(ˌəʊvəˈduː)vb (tr) , -does, -doing, -did or -done
1. to take or carry too far; do to excess
2. to exaggerate, overelaborate, or overplay
3. to cook or bake too long
4. overdo it overdo things to overtax one's strength, capacity, etc
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o•ver•do
(ˌoʊ vərˈdu)v. -did, -done, -do•ing. v.t.
1. to do to excess; overindulge in.
2. to carry to excess or beyond the proper limit: to overdo the charm with the boss.
3. to overact (a part); exaggerate.
4. to overtax the strength of; exhaust.
5. to overcook.
v.i. 6. to do too much; go to extremes.
[before 1000]
o`ver•do′er, n.
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overdo
Past participle: overdone
Gerund: overdoing
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| Verb | 1. |  overdo - do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"overpraise - praise excessively do, make - engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" oversimplify - simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem" overleap - defeat (oneself) by going too far |
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overdo
verb
1. exaggerate, overstate, overuse, overplay, do to death (informal), belabour, carry or take too far, make a production (out) of (informal), lay (something) on thick (informal) He overdid his usually quite funny vitriol.
exaggerate play down, minimize, understate, underplay, underuse
exaggerate play down, minimize, understate, underplay, underuse
overdo it
1. overwork, go too far, go overboard, strain or overstrain yourself, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends (informal), wear yourself out, bite off more than you can chew, have too many irons in the fire, overtire yourself, drive yourself too far, overburden yourself, overload yourself, overtax your strength, work your fingers to the bone, practice presenteeism When you start your running programme, don't be tempted to overdo it.
2. drink or eat too much, go overboard (informal), pig out (slang), live it up (informal), go to extremes, overindulge, have a binge (informal), not know when to stop, make a pig of yourself (informal), go on the piss (taboo slang), be immoderate or intemperate A drink or two is fine but don't overdo it.
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Translations
مُطْبوخ بصورةٍ زائِده، مُسْتَوٍيُفْرِط، يُبالِغ
overdrive
túlsüt
ofgeraofsjóîa
perkepintipersistengti
pārceptpārspīlētpārvārīt
prevariť
abartmakfazla pişirmek
overdo
[ˌəʊvəˈduː] (overdid (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈdɪd] (overdone (pp)) VT1. (= exaggerate) → exagerar; (= use to excess) → pasarse con
I overdid the garlic → me he pasado con el ajo, se me ha ido la mano con el ajo
don't overdo the smoking → no fumes demasiado
she rather overdoes the scent → tiende a ponerse demasiado perfume
to overdo it or things (= work too hard) → trabajar demasiado; (= exaggerate) → exagerar; (in description, sentiment etc) → cargar las tintas
I overdid the garlic → me he pasado con el ajo, se me ha ido la mano con el ajo
don't overdo the smoking → no fumes demasiado
she rather overdoes the scent → tiende a ponerse demasiado perfume
to overdo it or things (= work too hard) → trabajar demasiado; (= exaggerate) → exagerar; (in description, sentiment etc) → cargar las tintas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overdo
[ˌəʊvərˈduː] [overdid] (pt) [overdone] (pp) vt (= do too much of) [+ drinking, eating] → trop forcer sur
He overdid the eating at Christmas → Il a trop forcé sur la nourriture à Noël.
to overdo the whisky → trop forcer sur le whisky
to overdo the drinking → trop forcer sur la boisson
to overdo it, to overdo things (= work too hard) → en faire trop
He overdid the eating at Christmas → Il a trop forcé sur la nourriture à Noël.
to overdo the whisky → trop forcer sur le whisky
to overdo the drinking → trop forcer sur la boisson
to overdo it, to overdo things (= work too hard) → en faire trop
(= exaggerate) → forcer
He had to be careful not to overdo the praise → Il devait faire attention à ne pas forcer le compliment.
Don't overdo it! → N'en fais pas trop!
He had to be careful not to overdo the praise → Il devait faire attention à ne pas forcer le compliment.
Don't overdo it! → N'en fais pas trop!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overdo
pret <overdid> ptp <overdone>vt
(= exaggerate) → übertreiben; you are overdoing it or things (= going too far) → Sie übertreiben, Sie gehen zu weit; (= tiring yourself) → Sie übernehmen or überlasten sich; don’t overdo the drink/sympathy → übertreibe es nicht mit dem Trinken/Mitleid; she rather overdid the loving wife (bit) (inf) → sie hat die liebevolle Ehefrau etwas zu dick aufgetragen; gin? — please, but don’t overdo the tonic → Gin? — ja bitte, aber nicht zu viel Tonic; I’m afraid you’ve rather overdone it with the garlic → ich fürchte, du hast es mit dem Knoblauch etwas zu gut gemeint
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overdo
[ˌəʊvəˈduː] (overdid (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈdɪd] (overdone (pp)) vta. (exaggerate) → esagerare
don't overdo these exercises → cerca di non strafare con questi esercizi (di ginnastica)
to overdo it or things (work too hard) → lavorare troppo (convalescent) → affaticarsi troppo
don't overdo these exercises → cerca di non strafare con questi esercizi (di ginnastica)
to overdo it or things (work too hard) → lavorare troppo (convalescent) → affaticarsi troppo
b. (cook too long) → (far) cuocere troppo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overdo
(əuvəˈduː) – past tense ˌoverˈdid (-ˈdid) : past participle overˈdone (-ˈdan) – verb1. to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc. They overdid the sympathy.
2. to cook for too long. The meat was rather overdone.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
overdo
vt (pret -did; pp -done) to — it (fam) excederse; Don’t overdo it..No se excedaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.