overreach

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. mabigo dahil sa labis na ambisyon.
Word Forms
Present Participleoverreaching
Past Tenseoverreached
Third Person Singularoverreaches
Past Participleoverreached
Pluraloverreaches

Phrases & Collocations

overreach their power

lampasan ang kanilang kapangyarihan

overreach an agreement

lampasan ang isang kasunduan

overreach their authority

lampasan ang kanilang awtoridad

Example Sentences

overreach a man in a bargain

sumobra sa kakulitan ng isang tao sa isang pakikipagkasundo

the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle.

Nalampasan ng kabayo ang unang hadlang habang tumatalon.

the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold.

sumobra ang Simbahan sa pagkuha ng teritoryo na mapapatunayan na imposible itong mapanatili.

Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil.

Ang kabaliwan ni Faustus sa pag-iisip na malalagpasan niya ang demonyo.

Don’t apply for that job: you’re in danger of overreaching yourself.

Huwag mag-apply sa trabahong iyon: nasa panganib kang sumobra sa iyong kakayahan.

In the end, there might be some signs that boorish boys know they're overreaching — and that may be expressed in the level of their braggadocio.

Sa huli, maaaring may mga palatandaan na alam ng mga makasariling lalaki na sila ay sumosobra — at maaaring ipahayag ito sa antas ng kanilang pagmamayabang.

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