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go too far



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Idioms and Phrases

Exceed some limit, as in I wouldn't go too far with those remarks or they'll turn on you , or If Jane goes too far, she'll be sent to her room . [Second half of 1500s]
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Large prescribed burns and other vegetation-removal projects require environmental review, a process that is often targeted with lawsuits, including by green groups concerned that the efforts go too far in removing trees.

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"Particularly after the first lap, when I went off and lost my lap, you're in a tricky position - you need to risk it but not go too far because you can't make a mistake. It's a difficult balance. We know how quick Max and Red Bull are in the rain."

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Gilberto Hinojosa, the former chair of the Texas Democratic Party, presented a binary choice between supporting transgender rights and winning elections, saying, “You can support transgender rights up and down … or you can understand that there’s certain things that we just go too far on.”

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Polling suggests there is public support for less government spending but also concern that Musk's efficiency drive could go too far.

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Harris was too often identified with the first position, even claiming that Trump wanted to go too far with his promises to “tear down the Department of Education.”

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