1. overreach - Noun
2. overreach - Verb
To reach above or beyond in any direction.
To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
To reach too far
To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
To cheat by cunning or deception.
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is always possible for the court to overreach its proper bounds and perhaps declare a lot of laws unconstitutional and frustrate the will of the majority in a way that it ought not be frustrated. William Rehnquist
A writer who is afraid to overreach himself is as useless as a general who is afraid to be wrong. Raymond Chandler
Fortunately, power has a shelf life. When the time comes, maybe this mighty empire will, like others before it, overreach itself and implode from within. It looks as though structural cracks have already appeared... America's corporate heart is hemorrhaging. Arundhati Roy
With animated film, you have to create the sonic world; there's nothing there. You get to color things in more and you're allowed to overreach yourself a little bit more, and it's great fun. Hans Zimmer
Aware of his own weaknesses, he readily conceded his flaws. He was, incongruously, an incurable gossip, careful to label rumor for what it was, but fascinated by it... He could be rowdy, drink too much, overreach. He was not good at concealing his feelings, hardly ideal for a man in his position. W. Mark Felt
Those of us who want the U. S. to stay solvent-and out of the affairs of others-recognize that sovereign nation-states that resist, not enable, our imperial impulses, are the best hindrance to hegemonic overreach. Ilana Mercer