overdo

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

over·do [overdo overdoes overdid overdoing overdone] BrE [ˌəʊvəˈduː] NAmE [ˌoʊvərˈduː] verb (over·doesBrE [ˌəʊvəˈdʌz] ; NAmE [ˌoʊvərˈdʌz] , over·didBrE [ˌəʊvəˈdɪd] ; NAmE [ˌoʊvərˈdɪd] , over·doneBrE [ˌəʊvəˈdʌn] ; NAmE [ˌoʊvərˈdʌn] )
1. ~ sth to do sth too much; to exaggerate sth
•She really overdid the sympathy (= and so did not seem sincere).
2. ~ sth to use too much of sth
•Don't overdo the salt in the food.
•Use illustrations where appropriate but don't overdo it.
3. usually passive ~ sth to cook sth for too long
•The fish was overdone and very dry.
Idiom: ↑overdo it
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Word Origin:
Old English oferdōn (see ↑over-, ↑do ¹).