overstep (redirected from oversteps the mark)

overstep the mark

to upset someone by doing or saying more than you should. You overstepped the mark when you shouted at your mother.

See also: mark

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overstep your/its bounds

to do more than you are allowed to do or should do. Many believe that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing this new gun control law. Some of his colleagues may have overstepped the bounds of good taste.

See also: bound