overstep
v
(-pp-) [Tn]
1 go beyond (what is normal or permitted) 超越(正常或容许的范围)
overstep one's authority 越权.
overstep the bounds of modesty 谦逊过头.
2 (idm 习语) overstep the `mark do or say more than one should or more than is wise or acceptable; go too far 做得或说得过分; 超出限度
It's surely overstepping the mark to behave so rudely to your guests. 你对客人如此粗鲁真太离谱了.
🗣️ 情景例句
I am on speaking terms with him.
我和他只是泛泛之交。
I'm not joking.
我可不是说着玩的。
The man lay on the road. Luckly, he was not badly hurt. But he could not move.