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Verb

Present participle for to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behavior

(British, informal) Present participle for to become very upset, especially needlessly

Present participle for to react too much or too intensely

Present participle for to work, burden or tax to an excessive degree

Present participle for to act on one's own authority, without asking for permission

Present participle for to do too much (of something)

Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so

Present participle for to express or describe in exaggerated terms

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable

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Present participle for to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behavior

not knowing when to stop

over-egging the pudding

laying it on thick

breaking the rules

“I doubt I'm entitled to go too far in this discussion, but I couldn't resist the impulse to reply to the last comment.”

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(British, informal) Present participle for to become very upset, especially needlessly

Verb

Present participle for to react too much or too intensely

Verb

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Present participle for to work, burden or tax to an excessive degree

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Present participle for to act on one's own authority, without asking for permission

taking liberties

trespassing

acting with overfamiliarity

showing audacity

acting with boldness

acting with familiarity

showing presumptuousness

acting with impertinence

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Present participle for to do too much (of something)

not knowing when to stop

doing to excess

carrying too far

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Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so

burning the candle at both ends

overburdening oneself

burning the midnight oil

running yourself into the ground

driving oneself too hard

overdoing it

exhausting yourself

biting off more than one can chew

going to extremes

keeping your nose to the grindstone

overdoing things

overextending oneself

spreading oneself too thin

staying on the treadmill

taking on too much

working like a horse

working like a Trojan

working like a slave

sweating blood

knocking oneself out

pushing oneself too hard

working oneself into the ground

wearing oneself to a shadow

working day and night

sweating

practicing presenteeism

driving oneself into the ground

overexerting yourself

overtiring yourself

working your fingers to the bone

overstraining yourself

having too many balls in the air

having too many irons in the fire

driving oneself

working yourself to death

labouring^UK

straining

overextending

working one's tail off

biting off more than you can chew

overloading

overtasking

overdriving

laboring^US

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Present participle for to express or describe in exaggerated terms

Adjective

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More than is necessary, normal, or desirable

out of all proportion

labored^US

laboured^UK

laid on with a trowel

blown up out of all proportion

surplus to requirements

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

grey^UK

gray^US

contrary to the rules

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