overboard
adverb/ˈoʊvərˌbɔrd/
Frequency rank: #8,323 most common English word
Meaning
to an excessive degree; beyond reasonable limits (often in the phrase 'go overboard').
Example sentence
He got so excited about the party decorations that he went overboard and bought way too many balloons.
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