to overextend oneself

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• overextend — overextension /oh veuhr ik sten sheuhn/, n. /oh veuhr ik stend /, v.t. 1. to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify. 2. to extend for too long a time: to overextend …   Universalium

• overextend — transitive verb Date: 1937 to extend or expand beyond a safe or reasonable point; especially to commit (oneself) financially beyond what can be paid • overextension noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• overextend — o•ver•ex•tend [[t]ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to extend or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point 2) cvb to obligate (oneself) to more activities than one has time or resources for • Etymology: 1935–40 o ver•ex•ten′sion ˈstɛn… …   From formal English to slang

• overextend — /oʊvərəksˈtɛnd/ (say ohvuhruhks tend) verb (t) to expand or push (oneself) beyond a safe or reasonable limit …  

• overextend — v.tr. 1 extend (a thing) too far. 2 (also refl.) take on (oneself) or impose on (another person) an excessive burden of work …   Useful english dictionary

• strain — I 1. verb 1) take care that you don t strain yourself Syn: overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, drive too far; exhaust, wear out; overdo it; informal knock oneself out 2) you have strained a muscle Syn: injure, da …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Chess opening — For a list of openings as classified by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings, see List of chess openings. Starting position a …   Wikipedia

• overreach — over·reach /ˌō vər rēch/ vt: to make (someone or something) the subject of overreaching this uncounseled defendant was...overreach ed by the prosecution s submission of misinformation to the court Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736 (1948) must… …   Law dictionary

• strain — I 1. verb 1) take care that you don t strain yourself Syn: overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, overdo it, exhaust, wear out; informal knacker, knock oneself out 2) you have strained a muscle Syn: injure …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary