go overboard

That said, there is a tendency to go overboard and over-interpret the long-term significance of any one election.

“Let’s not go overboard and be super worried about it. We’re going to be exposed to lots of things. If you’re concerned about lead, talk to your pediatrician, and get your child tested,” Kraft said.

“We go overboard because we haven’t learned how to temperate our appetite for memory.”

“It's hard not to go overboard with admiration for a nonagenarian who remains so unaffected by her fame on the one hand,” wrote one, “and some of the awful things life has thrown at her on the other.”

Redick seemed pleased he didn’t go overboard and made sure his assistants had some say.