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overstepped the mark

overstepped the mark is the simple past and past participle of overstep the mark.

Meaning of overstep the mark

Verb

overstep the mark (third-person singular simple present oversteps the mark, present participle overstepping the mark, simple past and past participle overstepped the mark)

  1. (idiomatic) To behave in an unacceptable or morally reprehensible way.
    • "If Russia mobilises, it is for defence. No nation in the world would dream of attacking Germany, nor has Germany the slightest intention of imperilling her coming supremacy amongst the nations by such crude methods as military enterprise. Servia must be punished, naturally, but to that, in...1920, Edward Phillips Oppenheim, The Great Impersonation, Chapter 25

Questions about overstepped the mark

What is overstepped the mark the simple past and past participle of?
Overstepped the mark is the simple past and past participle of overstep the mark.

Words near overstepped the mark in the dictionary

  1. overstep
  2. overstep the line
  3. overstep the mark
  4. overstepped
  5. overstepped the line
  6. overstepped the mark
  7. overstepper
  8. oversteppers
  9. overstepping
  10. overstepping the line
  11. overstepping the mark

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