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  1. go overboardverb

    Fall out of a vessel.

  2. go overboardverb

    Go too far, be excessive.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go overboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go overboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of go overboard in a Sentence

  1. Kai Havertz:

    It was important for us that we didn’t throw everything overboard after the lost game against France, but stuck to our plan, we trust the coach, we trust the system.

  2. Ben Carson:

    When I used the term 'much ado about nothing,' my point was that the media tried to create the impression that the pro-life community was nutty and going way overboard with the support of the patient.

  3. Justice Elena Kagan:

    Whether the item is a fisherman's ledger, or an undersized fish, throwing it overboard has the identical effect on the administration of justice.

  4. Dylan Howard:

    Did Natalie jump? Did she slip? Was she unconscious before going overboard? Or was she pushed? And if so — by whom? And why? it’s a hell of a story. Forbidden affairs. Twisted lies. And murder.

  5. Jeavon Lolay:

    Most people don't understand what has spooked markets. It's up to economic data now to demonstrate that markets have gone overboard in projecting very low inflation, one reason is probably that markets don't believe the response from policymakers is adequate.


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