go a bit far

go a bit far

To do something to a drastic, inappropriate, or excessive degree. My brother teases me all the time, but he went a bit far when he started mocking my girlfriend too.
See also: bit, far, go
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • go too far
  • the butt of the joke
  • be the butt of something
  • be the butt of the joke
  • jest at
  • jest at (someone or something)
  • laugh oneself out of
  • laugh out of
  • tease (one) into (doing something)
  • vertically challenged