Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: overdo
IPA transcription: ['oʊvɚd'u]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: overdo, exaggerate
    Meaning: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Usage examples
  • I felt his pulse, and decided that he was really becoming fatigued, and that it would be wiser not to overdo the exercise while he was so weak. Accordingly, I consented to his returning to bed, and turned him round in that direction; whereupon he tottered gleefully towards his resting-place like a tired horse heading for its stable.