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
Traian-Romanian
Peggy['pegi]
Finn (2)FIN (Danish)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Denys-Ukrainian
Pavo-Croatian
Leonora-Italian