пресолявам супата

English translation: go too far; go overboard/go to far/go over the top/ to extremes;

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Bulgarian term or phrase:пресолявам супата
English translation: go too far; go overboard/go to far/go over the top/ to extremes;
Entered by: bettyblue

14:26 Nov 15, 2009
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
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Bulgarian term or phrase: пресолявам супата
В стремежа си да покаже колко е честен, ръководителя 'пресоли супата' на партията.
Veta Anton
go overboard/go to far/go over the top
Explanation:
Idiom:
go overboard
To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

go overboard go too far, go mad, go over the top He doesn't drink often, but when he does, he tends to go a bit overboard.

good luck:)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-15 18:59:01 GMT)
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*go too far;)
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bettyblue
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:39
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Summary of answers provided
5go overboard/go to far/go over the top
bettyblue
5overreach, stretch
Andrei Vrabtchev
5went too far,over did it,went over the top
Sasha Barnes
4overdo/overact; go too far;
natasha stoyanova


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
overdo/overact; go too far;


Explanation:
went too far

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-11-15 14:33:14 GMT)
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beyond ..

natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
go overboard/go to far/go over the top


Explanation:
Idiom:
go overboard
To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

go overboard go too far, go mad, go over the top He doesn't drink often, but when he does, he tends to go a bit overboard.

good luck:)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-15 18:59:01 GMT)
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*go too far;)


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bettyblue
Bulgaria
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
overreach, stretch


Explanation:
успех!

Andrei Vrabtchev
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23 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
went too far,over did it,went over the top


Explanation:
:D

Sasha Barnes
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Local time: 16:39
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