English-Finnish translations for overdo

  • liioitellaTässä mielessä emme saisi liioitella kuluttajansuojaa, vaikka sitä tarvitaankin. But, necessary as consumer protection is, we must not overdo it. Myönnettäköön, tämä on komission epäreilu etu. En kuitenkaan halua liioitella sitä. This is an unfair advantage for the Commission, admittedly, and I don't want to overdo it. Olen samaa mieltä siitä, että meidän on toimittava ja reagoitava, mutta emme saisi liioitella, koska tarvitsemme tasapainoisen strategian. I agree that we should act and react, but we should not overdo it, because we need a balanced approach.

Definition of overdo

  • To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far
  • To cook for too long
  • To give too much work; to require too much effort or strength of ; to use up too much of (something
  • To do more than ; to do to a greater extent

Examples

  • I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight
  • to overdo the meat
  • to overdo one’s strength

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