overreach
/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃ/
verb
- To try to do more than you are able to, often resulting in failure or loss.
- The company overreached by expanding into too many countries at once and went bankrupt.
- He overreached in the negotiation by demanding an impossible salary, and the offer was withdrawn.
- Athletes sometimes overreach in training and end up injured instead of stronger.
- To stretch or extend beyond a safe or proper limit.
- Be careful not to overreach when you're on the ladder; you might fall.
- The politician's ambitions overreached the boundaries of the law.
- If you overreach your budget this month, you'll have to cut back next month.
Antonyms
noun
- An attempt to do more than one can handle, often leading to failure.
- The company's rapid overreach into new markets was its biggest mistake.
- The project failed because of a classic overreach: trying to do too much with too few resources.
- His overreach in the final round of the competition cost him the championship.