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go over·board
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go overboardverb
Fall out of a vessel.
go overboardverb
Go too far, be excessive.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of go overboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of go overboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of go overboard in a Sentence
It's almost impossible for the White House to give firm answers because there's just too much you don't know, it's an extraordinarily delicate dance they have to do to not throw someone overboard, but not get anyone in the White House in deeper trouble.
You can already see that the congressional Republicans are laying the foundation to say that the congressional committee has no authority to issue the subpoenas, and then they will argue that it's overboard and that the amount of data that's being collected is unnecessary.
I want to help restore faith in medicine to the American public, i also want real answers. … Did we go overboard because we kept only focusing on one thing during this entire time period? In my opinion, I think we should have had a much more selective approach of helping those who are at high risk rather than just a shotgun approach to everybody.
The sea is not like land. You're dealing with a boat with 60 people in constant danger. It could sink, they could go overboard.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly:
No child should ever have to endure what this man did to his child. It appears this man has no ability to control his rage, parents have the right to discipline their children but cannot go overboard, which happened in this case.
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