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overboard
CIDE DICTIONARY
overboard, adv.
Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overboard, adv. from on a ship into the water (fall overboard).
Idiom
go overboard
1 be highly enthusiastic.
2 behave immoderately; go too far. throw overboard abandon, discard.
1 be highly enthusiastic.
2 behave immoderately; go too far. throw overboard abandon, discard.
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