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Meanings of overdo the matter in English
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Usage of overdo the matter in English
1
Never whip a dog when you are angry and never overdo the matter.
2
Remember, Miss Felicity, not to overdo the matter of eating sweetmeats.
3
People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.
4
I only hope he doesn't make it seem too ridiculous, and so overdo the matter.
5
Remember not to overdo the matter.
6
Now, a not overacute man, in pursuing such an object, would be nearly certain to overdo the matter.
7
On the other hand, girls who undertake to show their respect for their seniors sometimes overdo the matter.
8
I think we did not overdo the matter in fêting and following the son of the beloved Queen of England.
9
I believe in being goodhearted, but there is such a thing as overdoing the matter.
10
She wept so bitterly that the girls, seeking to console her, had overdone the matter.
11
Here one feels that he overdoes the matter.
12
Although I think we were right in the beginning, I am afraid we are overdoing the matter.
13
Isn't that rather overdoing the matter?
14
I call that rather overdoing the matter; and Frank looked as if he thought moderation even in virtue a good thing.
15
On the whole, I was satisfied with myself, though willing to acknowledge that in some things I had rather overdone the matter.
16
The trouble is that you have overdone the matter, and revealed your transfixed heart long before I should have suspected the wound.