Word: overboard
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...around this girl. No matter how much it might feel like you’re shooting yourself in the foot, you’ve got to suck it up and be honest about the boyfriend when you meet him. I’m not saying you have to go overboard with compliments, but a sincere “he seems really nice” is the right way to go. Of course, if he seems like a total tool, don’t feel like you have to praise him, but avoid criticizing him outright. Exclaiming, “what...
...equation? The high-priced solution she and her husband devised: three kiddie Jeeps. "We laugh at ourselves now," says Patterson. "That was $900 driving around in the backyard. If we were not a blended family, there's no way we would have done this. We go overboard to be fair...
...showed a 0.4 percent increase in prices for May (core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3 percent), the stock market made a comeback. But with future interest rate hikes now starting to be priced into the market, investor fears that central bankers around the world will go overboard and continue to drive rates higher is set to furuther spook markets. This is no trading correction that investors have to absorb. The real risk of a jarring bear market has emerged...
...words like “jackasses” and “grim reapers” go a bit overboard? Probably. The presidents aren’t lethal; they’re just a nuisance. Thus, I think an analogy including the term “syphilis” would have been far more descriptive—and possibly more accurate...
...Angelina Jolie and George Clooney are using their public prominence to address serious problems. Celebrities who choose to get involved in pressing social issues can raise awareness and inspire others to take positive action. Depicting Jolie as a puffy-lipped, pregnant Virgin Mary, however, was a wee bit overboard. Jack Gordon Sewickley, Pennsylvania...