to do or say too much because you are so enthusiastic.

I think I went overboard in decorating my house for Christmas.

It's OK to discuss business during dinner, but don't go overboard and hand out documents for your guests to read while they're eating.

Related vocabulary: overdo it

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go overboard (= to fall over a ship's side)

• get rocks off
• get rolling
• get sea legs
• get second wind
• get shit together
• get short shrift
• get short shrift from
• get short shrift from someone
• get shot of
• get shot of someone
• get shot of something
• Get skates on!
• get soaked to the skin
• get someone back on track
• get someone into bed
• get someone into hot water
• get someone off back
• get someone off the hook
• get someone off your back
• get someone out of a hole
• get someone out of a rut
• get someone out of a their rut
• get someone out of their rut
• get someone's
• get someone's ass