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over the top

1. Fig. having gained more than one's goal. Our fund-raising campaign went over the top by $3,000. We didn't go over the top. We didn't even get half of what we set out to collect.

2. Fig. outrageously overdone. The comedy sketch was so over-the-top that most of the audience was embarrassed.

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He must have used more strength this time, however, for Scraps sailed far over the top of the fence and, without being able to grab the Scarecrow at all, tumbled to the ground in the Horner Country, where her stuffed body knocked over two men and a woman and made a crowd that had collected there run like rabbits to get away from her. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context The next day we crossed over the top of the mountain, and upon the other side we came to a tiny rivulet which we followed down into a great forest. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context It was a lovely April night, not a breath of wind, and a tremendous big moon shining right over the top of Chimborazo. The Red One by London, Jack View in context			out-of-bounds out-of-date out-of-pocket expenses outset outside outside of outstay welcome oven over a barrel over again over and above over easy over head over my dead body Over my dead body! over the counter over the edge over the hill over the hump over the line over the long haul over the long term over the moon over the short haul over the short term over the top over the wall over-egg the pudding overboard overdo it overdose overdrive overflow overflow into overflow with overplay hand overstep overstep bounds overstep the mark owe owe a debt of gratitude owe it to to owing to owl own man own person own woman own worst enemy pace pace around pace back and forth			Over the line Over the line over the long haul over the long term Over the Monster Over the Moon Over the Moon Over the Mountain Glass Over the Opening Over the Phone Over the Phone Interpretation Over the Phone Interpreting Over the Rainbow Over the Rainbow Bridge Over the Rhine Chamber of Commerce Over The Road over the short haul over the short term Over The Shoulder Over the Shoulder Baby Holder Over the shoulder boulder holder Over the shoulder boulder holder Over the Shoulder Learning Over The Shoulder Restraints Over the Side Launch Over the Side Torpedo Over The Sofa over the top Over the Top Coaching Over The Wall Over The Wall Over the Water over the way over the way over the way Over the World Over There Over Thirty Month Rule Over Thirty Months Over Thread Guide Sleeve Over Time Limit Over to You Over tone Over tone Over tone Over tone Over Torque Over training Over Travel Over under Over Under Down Yonder Over Under Shotgun Over unity Over unity Over Used Over Voltage Over Voltage Ground Relay Over Voltage Protection

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