Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - overstep
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Overstep
overstep
~ v overstepped, overstepping 1 overstep the rules/limits etc to behave in a way that is not polite or not allowed by the rules 2 overstep the mark to do or say more than you should, and offend people or make them angry (I've been very patient with him so far, but he's really overstepped the mark this time!)
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1.
(oversteps, overstepping, overstepped) If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable. The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority... = go beyond VERB: V n • If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable. He overstepped the mark and we had no option but to suspend him. = go too far PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. (-stepped, -stepping) 1 pass beyond (a boundary or mark). 2 violate (certain standards of behaviour etc.). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. геол. надвиг 2. переступать, перешагивать 3. переходить границы to overstep one's authority —- превышеть свои полномочия to overstep the modesty of nature —- оскорблять естественную стыдливость ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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