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Overreaching

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/
ru

Translation of "overreaching" into Russian

overreach
Verb
overreaching Gerund
raiting
overreach
overreaches
overreached Past Simple / Past Participle
overreaching Gerund
He tends to overreach in his efforts to impress his boss.
Он склонен перестараться в своих усилиях произвести впечатление на начальника.
She overreached by taking on too many responsibilities at once.
Она переборщила, взяв на себя слишком много обязанностей сразу.
Additional translations
overreaching
Pres. Participle
raiting
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/
overreaching
more overreaching
most overreaching
Used attributively and predicatively to describe excessive ambition or action beyond reasonable limits.
The company's overreaching ambitions led to its downfall.
Чрезмерные амбиции компании привели к её краху.
The overreaching authority of the manager caused discontent among the employees.
Превышающая полномочия менеджера вызвала недовольство среди сотрудников.
Additional translations

Definitions

overreaching
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/
The act of exceeding reasonable limits, especially through excessive ambition.
His overreaching during the negotiations alienated potential partners.
overreach
Verb
raiting
To extend or stretch out too far.
The climber overreached and lost his grip on the rock.
To defeat oneself by going too far or by taking on too much.
The company overreached by trying to expand too quickly, leading to financial difficulties.
To get the better of someone by cunning or deceit.
The con artist overreached his victims by promising them unrealistic returns on their investments.
overreaching
Pres. Participle
raiting
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/
Exceeding reasonable limits or boundaries, often in an ambitious or presumptuous manner.
The company's overreaching goals led to financial strain and eventual downsizing.
Unconscionably or illegitimately extending legal authority or contractual power.
The court deemed the waiver provision overreaching and struck it down.
overreach
Pres. Participle
raiting
Exceeding appropriate or normal limits; excessively ambitious or intrusive.
The court struck down the overreaching regulations as unconstitutional.

Idioms and phrases

overreach (oneself)
He tends to overreach himself when trying to impress his boss.
переоценить (свои) возможности
Он склонен переоценивать свои возможности, пытаясь произвести впечатление на своего начальника.
overreach the mark
The politician overreached the mark with his controversial statements.
перейти границы дозволенного
Политик перешел границы дозволенного своими спорными заявлениями.
overreach (its) authority
The committee was accused of trying to overreach its authority.
превышать (свои) полномочия
Комитет обвинили в попытке превысить свои полномочия.
overreach (the) boundaries
The new policy might overreach the boundaries of what is acceptable.
выходить за рамки
Новая политика может выходить за рамки допустимого.
overreach (the) limits
The CEO's plans threaten to overreach the limits of the company's resources.
переступить границы
Планы генерального директора угрожают переступить границы ресурсов компании.
overreach (the) target
By trying to overreach the sales target, they exhausted their team.
превышать цель
Пытаясь превысить цель по продажам, они истощили свою команду.
overreach (the) goal
The project manager decided not to overreach the goal this quarter.
переоценить цель
Руководитель проекта решил не переоценивать цель в этом квартале.
overreaching ambition
His overreaching ambition ultimately led to his downfall.
чрезмерные амбиции
Его чрезмерные амбиции в конечном итоге привели к его падению.
overreaching authority
The committee was criticized for its overreaching authority.
превышающие полномочия
Комитет подвергся критике за превышающие полномочия.
overreaching policy
Critics called it an overreaching policy that would burden small businesses.
чересчур масштабная политика
Критики назвали это чересчур масштабной политикой, которая ляжет бременем на малый бизнес.
overreaching law
Many believe the new regulations are an overreaching law.
излишне строгий закон
Многие считают, что новые правила — это излишне строгий закон.
overreaching response
The overreaching response to the protest raised concerns among citizens.
чрезмерная реакция
Чрезмерная реакция на протест вызвала обеспокоенность среди граждан.