overstep (one's)/its mark



overstep (one's)/its mark

To go further or do more than one should or is permitted to do. I really feel like you overstepped your mark when you started criticizing John's ability as a parent. The city council has overstepped its mark in imposing this steep new income tax on its residents.
See also: mark, overstep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ReganREE-gənEnglish
ZhannaZHAH-nahRussian
Zulaykha-Arabic
StefanSHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
BambangBAHM-bahngIndonesian, Javanese
İSa-Turkish