overshoot the mark

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• overshoot the mark —    If you make a mistake as a result of misjudging something (situation, distance, amount, etc.), you overshoot the mark.     He overshot the mark by about 20% …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• overshoot the mark — phrasal 1. : to overstate a case : assert too much whose enthusiasm for things Greek may sometimes have overshot the mark Norman Douglas 2. : to fall into error : go astray the gossips overshot the mark O.S.J.Gogarty …   Useful english dictionary

• overstep (or overshoot) the mark — go beyond what is acceptable. → overstep …   English new terms dictionary

• mark — I n. sign. symbol 1) to make one s mark ( to make a cross in place of a signature ) 2) an accent, stress; diacritical; exclamation (BE; AE has exclamation point); punctuation; question; quotation mark 3) (mil.) a hash mark 4) a laundry mark… …   Combinatory dictionary

• mark — I. /mak / (say mahk) noun 1. a visible trace or impression upon anything, as a line, cut, dent, stain, bruise, etc. 2. a badge, brand, or other visible sign assumed or imposed. 3. a symbol used in writing or printing: a punctuation mark. 4. a… …  

• overshoot — verb past tense and past participle overshot 1 to drive past the place where you intended to stop or turn: I didn t see the sign and overshot the turning. 2 overshoot the mark to make the mistake of going higher or further than the amount or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• overshoot — Synonyms and related words: alight, come down, come in, crash land, descend, ditch, downwind, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, land, level off, light, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot the field, overshoot… …   Moby Thesaurus

• overshoot — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. shot) 1 pass or send beyond (a target or limit). 2 (of an aircraft) fly beyond or taxi too far along (the runway) when landing or taking off. n. 1 the act of overshooting. 2 the amount of this. Phrases and… …   Useful english dictionary

• overshoot — [c]/oʊvəˈʃut / (say ohvuh shooht) verb (overshot, overshooting) –verb (t) 1. to shoot or go beyond or above (a target, point, limit, etc.). 2. to shoot a missile over or beyond (what is aimed at), thus missing: to overshoot the mark. 3. (of an… …  

• overshoot or overstep the mark — idi to go beyond what is fitting or suitable …   From formal English to slang

• Overshoot — O ver*shoot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshooting}.] 1. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf. Not to overshoot his game. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To go beyond… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English