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O0177200 (ō′vər-bôrd′)adv. Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship.Idiom: go overboard To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.

overboard

(ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd) adv1. (Nautical Terms) from on board a vessel into the water2. go overboard informal a. to be extremely enthusiasticb. to go to extremes3. throw overboard to reject or abandon

o•ver•board

(ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)

adv. over the side of a ship or boat, esp. into or in the water. Idioms: go overboard, to go to extremes, as in speech, behavior, or dress. [before 1000]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	overboard - to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
	2.	overboard - from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"

overboard

adverbgo overboard go too far, go mad, go over the top He doesn't drink often, but when he does, he tends to go a bit overboard.throw something or someone overboard give up, abandon, relinquish, surrender, renounce, waive, say goodbye to, forsake, cede, cast off, kiss (something) goodbye, lay aside They had thrown their neutrality overboard in the crisis.

Translations

从船边落入水中在船外

overboard

(ˈəuvəboːd) adverb over the side of a ship or boat into the water. He jumped overboard. 从船边落入水中，在船外

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chuck overboard

To dispose or get rid of something or someone. Likened to throwing something over the side of a ship. In a major corporate shake-up, most of the company's upper-level management was chucked overboard at the end of the fiscal year. I know it's a really bad habit, but we just chuck our rubbish overboard when travelling on a long car journey.See also: chuck, overboard

go overboard

1. Literally, to fall off of a boat. Be careful standing so close to the edge—we don't want anyone to go overboard!2. To act without restraint in some area. Did I go overboard with the Christmas decorations? I'm worried I bought enough Christmas lights to light up Times Square.See also: go, overboard

throw (something) overboard

To dispose or get rid of something or someone. Likened to throwing something over the side of a ship. In a major corporate shake-up, most of the company's upper-level management was thrown overboard at the end of the fiscal year. I know it's a really bad habit, but we just throw our rubbish overboard when travelling on a long car journey.See also: overboard, throw

fall overboard

To fall over the side of a ship or boat and into the water. Hey, be careful standing by the railing like that—if we hit rough waters, you're liable to fall overboard!See also: fall, overboard

fall overboard

to fall from a boat or a ship into the water. (See also go overboard) Someone fell overboard and they had to stop the boat and go back. The lady's sunglasses fell overboard.See also: fall, overboard

go overboard

1. Fig. to fall out of a boat or off of a ship; to fall overboard. Be careful or you will go overboard. Someone went overboard in the fog. 2. Fig. to do too much; to be extravagant. Look, Sally, let's have a nice party, but don't go overboard. It doesn't need to be fancy. Okay, you can buy a big comfortable car, but don't go overboard on price.See also: go, overboard

wash overboard

[for someone or something] to be carried overboard (off the deck of a ship) by water. Our chairs washed overboard in the storm. I was afraid that the dog would wash overboard, so I took her below.See also: overboard, wash

wash someone or something overboard

[for water] to flood up and carry someone or something off the deck of a ship into the sea. The high seas washed two of the sailors overboard. The storm washed our chairs overboard.See also: overboard, wash

go overboard

Show excessive enthusiasm, act in an excessive way. For example, It's easy to go overboard with a new stock offering, or She really went overboard, hiring the most expensive caterer. [Mid-1900s] See also: go, overboard

go overboard

1 be highly enthusiastic. 2 behave immoderately; go too far. The idea behind this idiom is that of recklessly jumping over the side of a ship into the water.See also: go, overboard

throw something overboard

abandon or discard something. The idea here is that something thrown over the side of a ship is lost forever.See also: overboard, something, throw

go ˈoverboard (about/for somebody/something)

(informal) be too excited or enthusiastic about something or about doing something: I told her just to cook a simple meal but she went completely overboard. ♢ He doesn’t just like her. He’s gone completely overboard about her.See also: go, overboard

throw something ˈoverboard

reject or get rid of something: All ideas of reform were thrown overboard when the new government came to power.See also: overboard, something, throw

go overboard

in. to do far more than is necessary. Now don’t go overboard for us. We’re just folks. See also: go, overboard

go overboard

To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.See also: go, overboard

go overboard, to

To go to extremes; to overreact, especially in favor of something or someone. This expression, which conjures up the extreme act of jumping or falling off a ship, dates from the first half of the twentieth century. For a time it signified living beyond one’s means, but that meaning is no longer current. John P. Marquand used the term in its contemporary sense (Melville Goodwin, 1951): “Did you ever hear about General Goodwin going overboard over an American girl in Paris?”See also: go

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