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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odile	-	French
Kaj (1)	KIE (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Marnie	MAHR-nee	English
Abbe	-	Frisian
JĀZeps	-	Latvian
Hagen (2)	-	Danish