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overplay hand
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overplay your hand  (mainly American)
to try to get more advantages from a situation than you are likely to get I'm going to ask for promotion but I think it might be overplaying my hand to ask to work fewer hours as well.
See also: hand
overplay your hand
to do more than you should I think people did want change, but the mayor may have overplayed his hand by making so many changes so quickly.
See also: hand
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If the boss supports the same team, it is okay to discuss a bit but do be careful and don't overplay your game.
A red card offence for office staff by Birmingham Mail (England)
We try to pass it but sometimes you can overplay and Chesterfield caught us out.
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But the demise of fish stocks through fishing and decline of rivers through excessive off-take are just two dramatic examples of how people are directly changing aquatic ecosystems" He urged the science community not to overplay the effect of global warming.
Humans pose biggest threat to marine life by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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