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over the top
Over the short haul, you mØy wish you had overŁwith Go to (all) over with.
done somłthing dfferent. But things will
work out Øll right. owingŁto because of something;Łdue to the
overŁtheŁtop 1. having gainedŁmore than fact of something. Owing to the lØte-
one’sŁgoal.Ł Our fund-raising campaign ness of the evening, I must go home. We
włnt over the top by $3Ø00. We didà’t were lØte owing to the heavy traffic.
go over the top. We didà’t evłn get half of
what we set out to collect. 2. excessive; be- own up (to something) to confessŁto sàme-
yond the pale; overdone. Her imitation thing.Ł I know you broke the window.
of the presidłnt was over the top and com- Come on and own up to it. The boy
pletely offłnsive. This is not satire! It is holdng the baseball bØt owned up. What
cruel and over the top. else could he do?
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