overreach
11overreach — Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to reach above or beyond ; overtop 2. to defeat (oneself) by seeking to do or gain too much 3. to get the better of especially in dealing and bargaining and typically by unscrupulous or crafty methods… …
12overreach — overreacher, n. /oh veuhr reech /, v.t. 1. to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down. 2. to go beyond, as a thing aimed at or sought: an arrow that had overreached the target. 3. to stretch to… …
13overreach — 1. noun a) The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; said of horses. But, you know, Im sympathetic to folks who looked at it and said, This is looking like potential overreach. b) The act of extending or… …
14overreach — o|ver|reach [ˌəuvəˈri:tʃ US ˌou ] v overreach yourself to try to do more than you have the power, ability, or money to do ▪ The company overreached itself financially …
15overreach — o|ver|reach [ ,ouvər ritʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive to try to do more than your ability, authority, or money will allow: overreach yourself: He has overreached himself financially. ╾ o|ver|reach / oUvEr,ritS / noun count or uncount …
16overreach — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ri͟ːtʃ[/t]] overreaches, overreaching, overreached also over reach VERB If you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to. [V pron refl] He… …
17overreach — verb 1》 reach too far. ↘(overreach oneself) try to do more than is possible. 2》 (of a horse, dog, etc.) bring the hind feet so far forward that they fall alongside or strike the forefeet. 3》 outwit …
18overreach — verb (T) overreach yourself to try to do more than you have the ability or money to do: The company overreached itself financially …
19overreach — v.tr. circumvent, outwit; get the better of by cunning or artifice. Phrases and idioms: overreach oneself 1 strain oneself by reaching too far. 2 defeat one s object by going too far …
20overreach oneself — try to do more than is possible. → overreach …
