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to go too far

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

guo4huo3 • guòhuǒ

Meaning


Primary

to go too far

Alternatives

go too far, going too far, gone too far, goes too far, overdo, excessive

Mnemonic


If you 过火 go too far, you 过 pass the point of normalcy and things start lighting on 火 fire.

Usage


你 说 得 太 过火 了。

What you said is going too far.

这 个 玩笑 开 得 太 过火 了。

This joke went too far.

他 这次 做 得 有点 过火。

He went a little too far this time.