overdoing
121waste — [n1] spending, use without thought decay, desolation, destruction, devastation, dilapidation, dissipation, disuse, exhaustion, expenditure, extravagance, fritter*, havoc, improvidence, lavishness, loss, lost opportunity*, misapplication, misuse,… …
122overdo — [ō΄vər do͞o′] vt. overdid, overdone, overdoing 1. to do too much, or to excess 2. to spoil the effect of by exaggeration [to overdo an apology] 3. to cook too long; overcook 4. to overwork; exhaust; tire vi. to do too much; …
123overdo it — WORK TOO HARD, overwork, do too much, burn the candle at both ends, overtax oneself, drive/push oneself too hard, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, wear oneself out, bit off more than one can chew, strain oneself;… …
124overdo things — overˈdo it/things idiom to work, study, etc. too hard or for too long • He s been overdoing things recently. • I overdid it in the gym and hurt my back. Main entry: ↑overdoidiom …
