overboard

American  

[oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

adverb

1. over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water.

   to fall overboard.

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idioms

1. go overboard,  to go to extremes, especially in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing.

   I think the critics went overboard in panning that new show.

overboard British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd /

adverb

1. from on board a vessel into the water

2. informal

   1. to be extremely enthusiastic

   2. to go to extremes

3. to reject or abandon

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overboard More Idioms  

1. see go overboard.

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Etymology

Origin of overboard

before 1000; Middle English over bord, Old English ofer bord. See over, board

Example Sentences

In my pursuit of the perfect photo, I tested them all and found that there’s a fine line between enhancing and going overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

A search is under way for a British man who fell overboard from a cruise ship off the coast of Tenerife.

From BBC

The only thing that went overboard was the cursing.

From Los Angeles Times

The bottle was thrown overboard "somewhere in the Bight", Pte Harley's letter said, referring to the Great Australian Bight off the country's southern coast.

From BBC

So it’s noteworthy that he seems to be loyal to Bondi, even though a cheap way to excite his base would be to throw her overboard.

From Salon

Related Words

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• undue
• unreasonable