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What does "over the top" mean?

Vocabulary Word: over the top

1. Definition (expr.) too much, excessive, extreme

Examples “Natasha always has fun parties, but her birthday party last week was over the top.”

Examples “Jeff’s Halloween costume this year is over the top. He’s going to dress up as an alien astronaut!”

Examples “New Orleans is way too over the top for me. It’s fun to see on TV, but I wouldn’t want to go there.”

Examples “The Rock’s latest movie is totally over the top. It’s a great action movie, but it goes a bit too far sometimes.”

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2. Definition (expr.) too far; to excess; to the extreme; too much

Examples “Natasha always has fun parties, but her birthday party last week was over the top. There were hundreds of people there and all of them were acting totally crazy!”

Examples “Jeff’s Halloween costume this year is over the top. He’s going to dress up as an alien astronaut. He made the whole costume himself and it took him 4 months!”

Examples “I don’t like New Orleans. It’s way too over the top for me. I can’t handle all of those people in the streets. It’s fun to see on TV, but I wouldn’t want to go there.”

Examples “The Rock’s latest movie is totally over the top. It’s a great action movie, but it goes a bit too far sometimes.”

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hattomi

hattomi

Yemen

I had so many accidents in my life , but the one I had before two days is OVER THE TOP

04:11 PM Oct 31 2013 |

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Eliza09

Eliza09

United States

The Jhon and Mary`s weeding party was in a good place, but the food in my opinion was over the top!

07:28 PM Apr 25 2013 |

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