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overstep

[ oh-ver-step ]

verb (used with object)

overstepped, overstepping.
  1. to go beyond; exceed:

    to overstep one's authority.



overstep

/ 藢蓹蕣惫蓹藞蝉迟蓻辫 /

verb

  1. tr to go beyond (a certain or proper limit)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of overstep1

before 1000; Middle English oversteppen, Old English ofersteppan. See over-, step
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The kinetic staging, while keeping the action from becoming claustrophobic, sometimes oversteps the mark.

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Many in Israel reacted with alarm, saying it was evidence of what appeared to be an unprecedented effort to overstep the powers of the domestic intelligence agency.

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This month, an appeals court struck down a $57-million fine the previous FCC chair had imposed on AT&T, finding the FCC had overstepped.

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But his critics fear he is doing irreparable harm to the country and overstepping his powers - crippling important government functions and perhaps permanently reshaping the presidency in the process.

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Political opponents and government watchdogs have criticised Doge for acting without transparency and spreading misinformation about government spending - and accuse Musk of overstepping his authority as an unelected official.

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