[verb] [T] -pp- - to go beyond (what is considered acceptable or correct)The bad language in that play overstepped the limits/boundaries of what ought to be allowed on television.I think you're overstepping your authority.You've overstepped the mark (= behaved in an extremely unacceptable way) this time, Simpson - you're fired!
OVERSTEP
Meaning of OVERSTEP in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012