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gone overboard

gone overboard is the past participle of go overboard.

Meaning of go overboard

Verb

go overboard (third-person singular simple present goes overboard, present participle going overboard, simple past went overboard, past participle gone overboard)

  1. To fall out of a vessel.
    • Attach the buoys so they don't go overboard.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.
    • You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings.
    Synonyms:
    get carried away, gild the lily, overegg, over-egg the pudding, overdo, take (something) too far

Questions about gone overboard

What is gone overboard the past participle of?
Gone overboard is the past participle of go overboard.

Words near gone overboard in the dictionary

  1. gone over as well as a lead balloon
  2. gone over like a lead balloon
  3. gone over like a lead zeppelin
  4. gone over someone's head
  5. gone over to the majority
  6. gone overboard
  7. gone past
  8. gone pear shaped
  9. gone pear-shaped
  10. gone pearshaped
  11. gone Pete Tong

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