Word: overdo
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Verdi: For the love of God, don't overdo it. It's perfectly futile. -By Michael Walsh
...woman in a consciousness-raising course who's always trying to draw attention to her domestic melodrama. And in her brilliant indictment of Didion she goes out of her way to be fair, whole-heartedly praising some aspects of Didion's work and reminding herself not to overdo her criticism...
Then they begin to mix and match without being "utterly provocative." They link most students by interests, though they're careful not to overdo it. "We don't want Bach societies," Lewis says, although inevitably a roommate group's interests will sometimes be remarkably similar. Several years ago, the advisers put three fledgling ornithologists in a suite that was fondly known as the "bird room...
...Anything worth doin's worth overdoin'," says Meat Loaf, the 260-lb. rock singer and star of Roadie. But this is one movie that knows how to overdo it-with speed, elegance, wall-to-wall raunch and a flaky, sidewise wit. Meat Loaf plays Travis W. Redfish, a north Texas naif with the soul of Candide and the hands of an expert mechanic. He hooks up as the "roadie" (bus driver and equipment manager) for a sleazy rock entrepreneur and falls immediately in love with Lola Bouilliabase (Kaki Hunter), a snaggletoothed, anorectic groupie whose mission in life...
...Casey. To build an image as a statesman, Reagan plans to travel to Europe after the convention. Reflecting on his political philosophy, the man who was once considered the most ardent conservative in America admitted: "I think I'm kind of moderate." Though, he added, "maybe we can overdo moderation...