Definition of Overboard

to do something to the extreme

Examples of Overboard in a sentence

My mother always goes overboard with Christmas decorations, hanging lights and garland on every inch of the house.  🔊

Lucy looks pretty with a touch of makeup but looks like a clown when she goes overboard.  🔊

Security at the gate seemed to go overboard by locking up all of the rowdy concert goers.  🔊

The football fan tried not to go overboard with celebrating, but he couldn’t control himself when his team scored.  🔊

It seems we may have gone overboard on food, making ten extra pans of chicken and three spare pots of beans.  🔊

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