to overdo
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3.6
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈdu/
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excederse (con)
- Paul, we don't want to overdo this thing.
Under doing it will make the plant die, but overdoing it will make the plant weak.
- Under doing it will make the plant die, but overdoing it will make the plant weak.
- Now the problem is if you overdo either of them, it becomes good or bad.
- And, and it's very possible to overdo it.
- I don't have to overdo everything.
- So I try to almost program like, like not overdoing things.
- Don't you know, they're all telling us don't overdo all these worldly things that we tend to overdo?
Examples
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Some people overdo it with plastic surgery.
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A little bit's fine, but if you overdo it, that does have consequences for your health.
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It's very hard to overdo this product.
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Now the problem is if you overdo either of them, it becomes good or bad.
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Do not overdo it, buddy.
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Under doing it will make the plant die, but overdoing it will make the plant weak.
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They tend to overdo it here.
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But I've been trying to not overdo the makeup unless I am filming.
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Avoid heavy meals just before bedtime, and don't overdo it with alcohol either.
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If you overdo exercise, it can lead to injuries.
Synonyms
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4.2
Say or do something that is not acceptable and may hurt people
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4.4
To do something more than is needed
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5.3
To go beyond what is reasonable or acceptable
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overdo is made of the parts over- meaning 'too much' and do meaning 'to do'. This is the same over- you see in overeat or overwork, so to overdo something is to do it 'too much' or more than needed.