Definitions of overdo
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do something to an excessive degree“He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups”synonyms: exaggeratetypes:overpraisepraise excessivelyoversimplifysimplify to an excessive degreeoverleapdefeat (oneself) by going too far
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overdue / overdo
If you're overdue for a trip to the gym, be careful not to overdo it on the exercise when you get there — otherwise you'll be sore. Anything overdue should have happened already, but to overdo something is to do too much of it.
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