overboard

To a greater degree than is needed or reasonable, especially when spending or doing something.

• Do not go overboard with the salt.
• We went overboard buying gifts.
• She tends to go overboard when planning parties.

How to use it: go overboard with something (We went overboard with the decorations.); go overboard on something (He went overboard on presents this year.)

Similar words: excessively

Opposites: moderately

Common phrases: go overboard, go overboard with, go overboard on

Over the side of a boat and into the water.

• A sailor fell overboard.
• She threw the empty bucket overboard.
• Someone shouted that a passenger had gone overboard.

Common phrases: fall overboard, throw something overboard, man overboard

Across the side of a boat, into the water.

• They tossed the damaged nets overboard.
• He threw the fish overboard.
• The crew dropped the broken barrel overboard.

Common phrases: throw something overboard, toss something overboard