overdo
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To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
To surpass; to excel.
To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
To labor too hard; to do too much.
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People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.
As boys without bonds to their fathers grow older and more desperate about their masculinity, they are in danger of forming gangs in which they strut their masculinity for one another, often overdo it, and sometimes turn to displays of fierce, macho bravado and even violence.
An ignorant person will always overdo a thing or neglect it totally.
A Man may so overdo it in looking too far before him, that he may stumble the more for it.
Lie, but don't overdo it.
Have a good time if you want - but don't overdo it.