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51exceed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. transcend, surpass, excel, outdo, outstrip, beat; overstep, pass, overdo, go beyond. See superiority. Ant., fall short of. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. outdo, surpass, transcend, excel, distance,… …
52overwork — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. overdo, tire, weary, exhaust, overtax, overburden, overtask. See exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. extra work, overtime, exploitation, overburdening, overloading, exhaustion, going too far, overdoing… …
53overcompensate — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overreact, overdo a good thing, blunder, lean over too far backward*; see correct 1 , destroy 1 , overdo 1 …
54Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …
55labor — n 1. work, employment, job, occupation, living, livelihood, means of support. 2. toil, travail, sweat of one s brow, moil, drudgery, grind, menial work; hard work or toil, hard labor, slavery; exertion, effort, strain, struggle, laboriousness,… …
56pile it on — (informal) EXAGGERATE, overstate the case, make a mountain out of a molehill, overdo it, overplay it, over dramatize; informal lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel. → pile * * * pile it on (informal) To overdo or exaggerate something • • •… …
57do to death — {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done to death./ …
58lead one a merry dance — {v. phr.} To cause someone unusual discomfort or expense; tire someone by causing one to overdo. * /With her personal extravagances and constant social activities that cost a fortune, Carol led her husband a merry dance./ …
59do to death — {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done to death./ …
60lead one a merry dance — {v. phr.} To cause someone unusual discomfort or expense; tire someone by causing one to overdo. * /With her personal extravagances and constant social activities that cost a fortune, Carol led her husband a merry dance./ …
