overstep
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·ver·step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (overstepped, overstepping) [transitive] 1 overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries RUDE/IMPOLITEDISOBEYto do something that is not acceptable or allowed 〔行为〕越轨/过分/出格 He has overstepped the bounds of acceptable behaviour. 他的行为超出了可接受的限度。2 overstep the mark OFFENDto offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say 言行过分 She overstepped the mark and lost her job. 她的言行太过分，结果丢了工作。→ See Verb table
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overstep• Her friends and neighbors were angry at her because she had overstepped, given too much, offended them by excess.• The state Court of Criminal Appeals overruled the hearing, however, declaring that Brown had overstepped his authority.• Following his inauguration for a second term, Roosevelt immediately overstepped his mandate.• The parliamentarians hit back by accusing Mr Obasanjo of overstepping his powers and showing dictatorial tendencies.• A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.• Thomas, obedient to codes of privacy, didn't want to overstep the line.• The preacher overstepped the mark when he called the Royal Mail to a halt on the moor near Bagshot.• The imperial authorities fully exploited and sometimes overstepped their constitutional powers: there were imperial laws for everything.o·ver·step verbChineseSyllable
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overstep
o‧ver‧step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/
verb (past tense and past participle overstepped, present participle overstepping) [transitive]
1. overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries to do something that is not acceptable or allowed:
He has overstepped the bounds of acceptable behaviour.
2. overstep the mark to offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say:
She overstepped the mark and lost her job.
o‧ver‧step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/
verb (past tense and past participle overstepped, present participle overstepping) [transitive]1. overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries to do something that is not acceptable or allowed:
2. overstep the mark to offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say:
