overstep boundary
Frequency: 6.84.2 per million words
to go beyond an acceptable limit or rule
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Examples (10)
- He often oversteps the boundaries of professional behavior.
- You have overstepped your boundaries by interfering in my private life.
- The manager was warned not to overstep the boundaries of his authority.
- In her latest book, the author oversteps traditional boundaries of genre.
- Please make sure you don't overstep any legal boundaries during the investigation.
- The committee felt that the new policy might overstep ethical boundaries.
- They overstepped the boundary between friendship and romance.
- It is easy to overstep the boundary when you are passionate about a cause.
- Journalists must be careful not to overstep the boundaries of privacy laws.
- If he oversteps the boundary again, he will face serious consequences.