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1 marra
I.[from Rom. "barra"] iz.1.a. ( arraia) line; \marrak atera to mark out; \marrak egin to mark off; \marra iragan duzu you've overreached your markb. ( oihala, animaliari d.) stripe; \marra beltzeko alkandora a black-striped shirtc. ( paperari d.) lined. Kir. line; \marran ari da he's playing the line; pasa-\marra inbounds line; \marratik pasa to go over the line | to overstep the linee. (azalari d.) line; ahurreko marretatik ezagutzen dute aztiek luze ala laburra izango den gure bizia from the lines in our palms, palm readers know how long or short we will live2. (Inp.) ( ikurra)a. hyphen, dashb. kentzeko \marra minus sign3. ( ileari d.) part; buruko ileak \marra batez bereizi to part his hair4. ( muga)a. ( neurria) limit; \marra eta mugarik ez duen ondasuna goodness which has no bounds and limitsb. borderline; Euskal Herriko \marraraino up to the Basque borderline4. ( harriari d.) vein streak5. ( marka) record; egun hartan egin zuen munduko \marrarik handiena on that day he set the greatest world recordII.iz. ( bitxia) jewel -
2 pasa egin
1. to overstep the mark2. Kir. to go out of bounds
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overstep — ► VERB (overstepped, overstepping) ▪ go beyond (a set or accepted limit). ● overstep the mark Cf. ↑overstep the mark … English terms dictionary
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Overstep — O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overstep (or overshoot) the mark — go beyond what is acceptable. → overstep … English new terms dictionary
overstep the mark — ► overstep the mark go beyond what is intended or acceptable. Main Entry: ↑overstep … English terms dictionary
overstep — I verb accroach, advance beyond proper limits, break in upon, encroach, entrench, exceed, go beyond, go over, go too far, impinge, infringe, interfere, intrude, invade, meddle, not observe, obtrude, overpass, overrun, run over, strain, stretch,… … Law dictionary
overstep boundaries — index impinge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overstep — (v.) O.E. ofersteppan, from ofer over (see OVER (Cf. over)) + steppan to step (see STEP (Cf. step)). From the beginning, used in figurative senses. Related: Overstepped; overstepping … Etymology dictionary
overstep your bounds — overstep (your/its) bounds to do more than you are allowed to do or should do. Many believe that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing this new gun control law. Some of his colleagues may have overstepped the bounds of good taste … New idioms dictionary
overstep its bounds — overstep (your/its) bounds to do more than you are allowed to do or should do. Many believe that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing this new gun control law. Some of his colleagues may have overstepped the bounds of good taste … New idioms dictionary
overstep bounds — overstep (your/its) bounds to do more than you are allowed to do or should do. Many believe that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing this new gun control law. Some of his colleagues may have overstepped the bounds of good taste … New idioms dictionary
