overstep (one's)/its mark

To go further or do more than one should or is permitted to do. I really feel like you overstepped your mark when you started criticizing John's ability as a parent. The city council has overstepped its mark in imposing this steep new income tax on its residents.

词组	overstep (one's)/its mark
释义	overstep (one's)/its mark overstep (one's)/its mark To go further or do more than one should or is permitted to do. I really feel like you overstepped your mark when you started criticizing John's ability as a parent. The city council has overstepped its mark in imposing this steep new income tax on its residents. See also: mark, overstep Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: overstep the mark overstep the mark/line overstep overstep (one's)/its bounds overstep the bounds (of something) lose (one's) faith (in something or someone) be on the make ball-buster ball-breaker buster
随便看	make the sparks fly make the team make the welkin ring make the world go round make things hot for (one) make things warm for (one) make tick make time make time for (someone or something) make time with (someone) make to order make toward make toward (something) make tracks make tracks, to make trouble make up make up a foursome make up for make up for lost time make up for (one) make up for (something) make up from make up leeway make up lost ground